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Welcome! Our names are Lindsey and Kyle and we are both student interns with NICE this summer. Through the Student High School Internship Program (SHIP) and the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), we’ve had the opportunity to get hands-on experience in the workforce and have both learned much about cybersecurity. Both of us have also gotten the unique experience of collaborating in-person with another group in NIST’s applied cybersecurity division, the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). Lindsey has been working on a variety of projects, such as a video series to answer cybersecurity FAQs and a research project on how to market cybersecurity careers to K12 audiences. Kyle has been working on a research project to evaluate job descriptions found on online hiring platforms and how they align with the NICE Framework.
Internships such as SURF and SHIP are only one method of developing the future of the cybersecurity workforce. Participating in externships, professional development programs, and the annual Cyber Games are other ways to engage and prepare individuals. Read more of this quarter’s newsletter to continue learning about these topics!
Lindsey Walter, Thomas Wootton High School
Kyle Truong, University of Maryland, College Park
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Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint
THE US DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND COMMERCE KICK OFF A 120-DAY CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICESHIP SPRINT
The Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint seeks to recruit employers, industry associations, labor unions, educational providers, community-based organizations, and others to establish Registered Apprenticeship programs or to join existing programs to equip the nation’s economic sectors with greater numbers of qualified cybersecurity workers.
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Going for Gold!
How the US Cyber Games Paved New Paths into Closing the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap
The continued demand for skilled cybersecurity practitioners across the globe highlights a need to shift the paradigm around methods for recruitment, education, and training of cybersecurity professionals. One solution to this: cybersecurity competitions and games.
Founded by Katzcy, a digital marketing agency, in cooperation with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), the US Cyber Games (USCG) is blazing a new path with a mission to merge athletics, esports, and cybersecurity. After a successful Season I, there are many reasons to be hopeful.
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A profile of a cybersecurity practitioner to illustrate
application of the NICE Framework.
Rod Russeau
This issue’s interview is with Rod Russeau, Director of Technology & Information Services at Community High School District 99 in Downers Grove, Illinois. Mr. Russeau shares his path into cybersecurity, and how he helps people understand that everybody has a responsibility to do things that promote security.
Name: Rod Russeau
Organization: Community High School District 99 (Downers Grove, Illinois)
NICE Framework Categories: Oversee & Govern
NICE Framework Work Roles: Executive Cyber Leadership
Academic Degrees: B.A.
Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CETL, CDPSE
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By Olen Anderson, Co-Founder, WorkED, and Ben Crenshaw, Oracle Vulnerability Analyst and Career Technical Education Teacher at Canyon Technical Education Center
The idea that education or training alone leads to employment is an antiquated notion. It turns out that the eternal dilemma about experience vs. education is a constant battle in the minds of both employers and job seekers. It makes sense that more advanced or senior cybersecurity roles require both education and many years of work experience. However, it is common to see job qualifications require a minimum of 3-5 years of work experience for positions that are classified as “entry-level.”
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By Paula Bolton, Chief Marketing and Program Officer, Women In Technology (WIT)
What will it take to get more women into cybersecurity roles? Despite the incredible growth in open jobs and individuals employed in cybersecurity, women continue to be left behind and are under-represented at every level and every category of cybersecurity related work. International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) data shows that (globally) women are only 24% of the highly compensated field.
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By Maureen Roskoski, Vice President at Facility Engineering Associates and Contractor to GSA Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings
The facilities workforce is constantly evolving to adapt to changing environments. For instance, the increase in energy efficiency demands a facilities workforce with advanced competencies in operations, maintenance, and energy-related technologies. As our buildings have become smarter with more connected technology, there has been an increase in the need for cybersecurity knowledge in the facilities workforce driven by policy initiatives, regulatory requirements, and technology advancements.
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Affiliated Programs
The 2022 NICE Conference and Expo took place in Atlanta, GA this past June. As to be expected, numerous sessions discussed the NICE Framework and how it is used to support cybersecurity workforce needs. NICE staff led two sessions in particular on the NICE Framework: a pre-conference workshop on “Using NICE Framework Competencies to Build a Better Cybersecurity Workforce” and a Community of Interest meeting of the NICE Framework Users Group.
Funded Projects
During the NICE Conference & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, Rodney Petersen, Director of NICE, introduced updates to CyberSeek during his opening remarks. The updates included new data that show that demand for cybersecurity talent is speeding up as more public and private sector organizations look to strengthen defenses against a multitude of threats.
NICE Community Coordinating Council
Over the past two years the NICE Community Coordinating Council has made great progress in bringing together industry, academia, and government in a collaborative effort to support the NICE Strategic Plan in advancing an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development.
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