National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)

News and Updates

Announcing The FISSEA Summer Forum: June 17, 2021 | Registration Is Now Open!

May 14, 2021

Announcing The FISSEA Summer Forum The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of best

New Data and Resources on Careers Released on CyberSeek™

April 27, 2021

Unveiled today at the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Summit, CyberSeek™ has expanded and updated its resources in its ongoing effort to close the cybersecurity

Spring 2021 NICE eNewsletter Available

April 21, 2021

The Spring 2021 NICE eNewsletter is available now. The NICE eNewsletter is published quarterly to provide information on academic, industry, and government

Introducing the US Cyber Games

April 20, 2021

Today marks the kick off of the inaugural US Cyber Games™ led by Katzcy, in cooperation with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program

Events

NICE Webinar: Accredited Credential Programs- Building Trust Between Employers and Credential Providers Through Rigorous Assessments

Wed, May 19 2021, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

Speakers: Bridget McHugh, PhD Research Specialist (Psychometrician) Center on Education and Training for Employment

Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Webinar: Assessment Policies, Strategies, and Practices for Cybersecurity Hiring

Tue, Jul 27 2021, 1:30 - 3:00pm EDT

Speakers: Karen Wetzel Manager of the NICE Framework National Initiative of Cybersecurity Education (Host) Megan

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

Mon, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 23 2021

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is a week-long campaign to call attention to the contributions to society and

7th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

Mon, Dec 6 - Tue, Dec 7 2021

Save the Date 2021 VIRTUAL NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference December 6-7, 2021 The 2021 NICE K12

12th Annual NICE Conference and Expo

Mon, Jun 6 - Wed, Jun 8 2022

After careful thought and consideration, we’ve decided to reconsider the timing of the annual NICE Conference and

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Awards

Davina Pruitt-Mentle Receives the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award

Congratulations to Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle for receiving the 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award. Pruitt-Mentle has spent over 20

Rodney Petersen and NICE Team - Received the Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Award

Congratulations to Rodney Petersen and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) who received an award for Exemplary

Press Coverage

Homeland Security begins aggressive cyber workforce expansion

Defense Systems

May 11, 2021

The cybersecurity workforce gap is well documented by projects such as CyberSeek, which tracks the workforce and is backed by the National Institute of

Data Science is Where to Find the Most AI Jobs and Highest Salaries

AI Trends

May 6, 2021

“These updates are timely as the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Strategic Plan aims to promote the discovery of cybersecurity careers

Wanted: The (Elusive) Cybersecurity 'All-Star'

Dark Reading

May 5, 2021

Both studies advise security managers to start by consulting the Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework), the 800-181 document published by NIST.

Cybersecurity workforce minimally impacted by pandemic, but still grappling with persistent hiring challenges

Security Magazine

May 4, 2021

The survey report also compiles perspectives from HCL Technologies, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), ENISA and CyberUp, an