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Explore information, activities, guides, and toolkits about cybersecurity careers.
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Most people, young and old, don’t understand what a cybersecurity practitioner does or the multiple career pathways to get into the cybersecurity field. Cybersecurity Career Week inspires and promotes awareness and exploration of cybersecurity careers. Explore the demand for cybersecurity practitioners and the wide range of career options and pathways to enter the field.
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The Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Program seeks to create a network of employers, educators, and others who serve as champions to prepare, grow, and sustain a diverse and skilled cybersecurity workforce.
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The Free and Low Cost Online Cybersecurity Learning Content page provides links for free and low-cost online educational content on topics such as information technology and cybersecurity. Some, not all, may contribute towards professional learning objectives or lead to industry certifications and online degrees.
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Tune in for key activities happening throughout the week:
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Competition: Cybersecurity Careers Capture the Flag Competition
Oct. 14, 12 PM ET – Oct. 17, 6:30 PM ET
Learn more and register here.
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Challenge: Six Day #mycyberjob Media Challenge
Oct. 14-19, 2024
X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and other
@NISTCyber
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Competition: Space Grand Challenge 2024 Sandbox Series
Oct. 14, 9 AM PT/12 PM ET - Oct. 18, 11:59 AM PT/2:59 PM ET
Learn more here.
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Competition: Open Source INTelligence (OSINT) Challenge
Oct. 14, 9 AM ET – Oct. 18, 4 PM ET
Learn more here.
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Competition: Security Awareness Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest
Oct. 14, 9 AM ET – DEADLINE Extended to 12 PM ET on October 28.
Learn more here.
There are several other events and activities happening around the globe. Find one to participate in by exploring the event portal online.
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Cybersecurity Career Week is coordinated by NICE and supported by a community of government, academic, non-profit, and private industry stakeholders. Commercial entities, materials, and resources provided in support of Cybersecurity Career Week may be included in this email or on the nist.gov/nice/ccw web site or linked web sites. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST.
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INFORMATION AND UPDATES
 Help make Cybersecurity Career Week a success! Visit our website to see what tools and resources you can use to help promote the week-long effort to your connections.
For more information, visit nist.gov/nice/ccw.
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@nistcyber
#mycyberjob
#cybercareerweek
#choosecyber
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