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Welcome to the NICE eNewsletter
Welcome! My name is Alina Aragon and I’ve been working with the NICE Program Office as an Undergraduate Intern. My projects this summer have helped me gain new and valuable insight on cybersecurity education and career opportunities. My interest in pursuing cybersecurity as a career occurred in June 2015 when I first attended a GenCyber camp. This experience led to attending and speaking at the 2015 NICE Conference and participating in another GenCyber camp in 2016, as a volunteer. My involvement in these activities motivated me to pursue a degree in Information Systems and Technology with a concentration in Cybersecurity at California State University, San Bernardino. Shortly after starting the degree program, I was hired at the Cybersecurity Center on campus where my responsibilities included serving as technical support on the NICE Webinar Series. This summer I’ve continued my support of the NICE Webinar series as well as contributed to various projects including researching education and workforce data and providing support on the response to the "Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure." I hope to see you all on next month's webinar: "Cybersecurity Careers for Autistic People!"
Alina Aragon
Undergraduate Intern, NICE
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National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week
National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week, brought to you by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, will occur November 13-18, 2017. Details will be available at nist.gov/nice/nccaw
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4 Things You Should Know About Collaborating To Grow The Cybersecurity Pipeline
Authors: Patty Buddelmeyer, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; John Costanzo, Old Dominion University; Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, State University of New York; David Hernandez, Chicanos Por La Causa; Debbie Sagen, Pikes Peak Community College; Danielle Santos, NICE
In September of 2016, NIST awarded grants totaling nearly $1 million for five pilot projects that are taking a community approach to addressing the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees. For the past year, these five Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) cybersecurity education and workforce development have been carrying out multiple efforts. These efforts include building interest in, and pathways to, becoming a cybersecurity professional and encouraging more employer engagement in local communities in order to influence education and training providers to develop job-driven training that provides the skills that businesses need. Read More
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NICE Framework in Focus
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Introducing a recurring column for each issue that will profile a cybersecurity practitioner to illustrate application of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework categories, specialty areas, and work roles.
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CATEGORY: Oversee and Govern
Provides leadership, management, direction, or development and advocacy so the organization may effectively conduct cybersecurity work.
NAME: Tina Thorstenson
TITLE: Chief Information Security Officer
ORGANIZATION: Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona
ACADEMIC DEGREES: B.S., Management Science, Virginia Tech
CERTIFICATIONS: None
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NICE Spotlight On
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Internships - An “Old School” Approach That's Driving Top Cybersecurity Talent
by Chris Valentino, Director, Joint Cyberspace Operations, Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions (CIMS) Division, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Sadly, the cybersecurity field has grown faster than the workforce, leaving every sector of the economy in dire need. The (ISC) ² 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study shares that 1.8 million more cybersecurity professionals will be needed to accommodate the predicted global shortfall by 2020. Read More
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Cultivating The Female Cybersecurity Leaders Of Tomorrow
by Wendy T. Wu
In cybersecurity investigations, the faster you detect the problem, the easier it is to solve. The gender imbalance in the cybersecurity industry is another matter entirely. The lack of women in the sector is highly visible, and yet the solution is far harder to come by. Read More
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Capability Indicators Established For NICE Framework Work Roles
by Noel Kyle, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity Education & Awareness Branch
Many efforts are underway to quantify and strengthen the cybersecurity workforce as defined by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NICE Framework). Read More
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After several years of refinement, NICE announced the latest release of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, known as Special Publication 800-181, on Monday, August 7th, 2017.
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CyberSeek was updated in early August with a complete refresh of the demand and employment data in the tool, which now reflects Q2 2016 through Q1 2017.
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The NICE Working Group has been established to provide a mechanism for the public and private sector to collaborate on advancing cybersecurity education and workforce development.
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