Goals | Objectives | Key Messaging | Call for Commitments | Get Involved | Planning Committee
Inspiring and promoting awareness & exploration of cybersecurity careers.
Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is a week-long campaign to promote the discovery of cybersecurity careers and multiple career pathways. During this week, academia, industry, non-profit organizations, and government will work to build awareness about the wide range of cybersecurity job opportunities, educate interested individuals on how to develop capabilities to qualify for cybersecurity roles, and showcase how building an international cybersecurity workforce enhances each nation’s security and promotes economic prosperity.
Download an overview of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week for more details and additional ideas of how to support the week-long campaign.
Raise public awareness and increase engagement in building a strong cybersecurity workforce.
Emphasize the demand and opportunities in cybersecurity.
Increase awareness around the multiple career options within the field of cybersecurity.
Highlight the multiple pathways to enter the cybersecurity career field.
Showcase resources and programs, including those that increase participation of women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented populations in the cybersecurity workforce.
We invite you to join us in observing Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week, an effort to inspire, educate, and engage children through adults to pursue careers in cybersecurity. Commitments come in all sizes and don’t always require financial investment. You can host an event, distribute career awareness materials, or engage through social media. Be creative!
There are many ways to participate in the Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week movement. Examples include:
The Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Planning Committee helps establish an annual theme and messaging; plan in-person and virtual competitions, open houses and field trips, and other networking activities; develop resources and materials; facilitate mentoring connections; promote Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week messages as well as events; and serve as ambassadors in promoting career opportunities in cybersecurity.
Terrance Campbell
Tennessee State University
Maureen Lawrence-Kuether
Virginia Polytechnic University
Amy McKearney
Corpus Christi School
David Raymond
Virginia Polytechnic University
Kristi Rice
Spotsylvania High School
Donna Woods
Canyon Springs High School/Moreno Valley College
James Baker
Arrow Electronics
Connie Bragg
AT&T
Kieth Davis
Camden Dream Center
Callie Dean
CYBER.org
Lemi-Ola Erinkitola
Critical Thinking Child
Mari Galloway
Cortex
Tara Nattrass
Dell
Susana Barraza
NICE
Ashley Greeley
US Department of Defense
Albert Palacios
US Department of Education
Davina Pruitt-Mentle
NICE
Danielle Santos
NICE
Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week Toolkit
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