National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Next Week!

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The Countdown is On!

Join Us Next Week!

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week
November 9-14, 2020

Here are some ways to get involved:

Please visit nist.gov/nice/nccaw for additional information, details, and registration links

ENGAGEMENT BY NUMBERS

Number of Specialty Webinars (25)
Number of Specialty Competitions (5)
Number of Specialty Training Opportunities (42)

SIX DAY #mycyberjob SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE

Throughout the week share your short videos, pictures, or stories on social media about what you love most about #mycyberjob.

CYBERSECURITY CAREERS POSTER CONTEST

Learn more about careers in cybersecurity through the creation of posters that will encourage peers to pursue a career in cybersecurity.

TAKE THE STEM AND CYBERSECURITY MISSIONS CHALLENGE

The missions show students how cybersecurity careers and technologies help to solve people and community-centered problems.

CYBERSECURITY CAREERS CAPTURE THE FLAG COMPETITION

Learn competition strategies and then test your skills. Categories: trivia, cryptography, networking, cybersecurity careers, and more!

THREE WORKSHOPS

Capture the Flag Competition Workshop
Nov. 9, 10:30AM ET
Learn competition strategies and the advantages to these hands-on exercises.
Career and Counseling Professionals Workshop Series Kickoff
Nov. 9, 5:00PM ET
Learn about cybersecurity career trends and share what additional resources are needed to guide and support students successfully.
Cybersecurity Professional Development for K12 Educators
Nov. 10, 5:00PM ET
Leave equipped with the knowledge to protect yourself from common cybersecurity issues and explore the multiple career options in this exciting field.

VIRTUAL CYBERSECURITY CAREERS FAMILY NIGHT
Nov. 10 & 12, 6:30PM ET

Have you ever wondered what a cybersecurity professional does all day? Grab the popcorn and family and learn about cyber safety and exciting cybersecurity careers.

JOIN THE TWITTER CHAT
Nov. 9, 2:00PM ET

Log onto your Twitter account and participate in the #CyberCareerChat to help promote awareness and exploration of cybersecurity careers.

WEBINAR OPTIONS

Recruiting Women to Cybersecurity
Nov. 10, 3:00PM ET
Five “Storytime” sessions with children’s book authors
through Nepris
Ten webinars through Nepris on a wide range of
cybersecurity career topics
State of Cyber Jobs – Privacy and Law Perspective
Nov. 11, 12:00PM ET
A Career in Cybersecurity: Choose Your Own Adventure in Different Industry Sectors
Nov. 12, 1:00PM ET
Non-technical Cybersecurity Career Opportunities
Nov. 12, 3:00PM ET

TAKE THE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION CYBERSECURITY SCENARIOS CHALLENGE

A week-long series of cybersecurity scenarios challenge for high school students.

LIVESTREAM: HOW TO GET INTO CYBERSECURITY WITH NO EXPERIENCE
Nov. 12, 4:30PM ET

Join the livestreaming presentation and Q&A on how to get into cybersecurity without experience.

VIRTUAL TOUR AND STUDENT COMPETITION
Nov. 13, 12:00PM ET

Participate in a virtual tour of the 3D immersive competition environment and in a cyberspace challenge mapped to the NICE Framework.

INFORMATION AND UPDATES

Help make National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week a success! Visit our website to see what tools and resources you can use to help promote the week-long effort to your connection.

For more information, visit nist.gov/nice/nccaw.

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