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The Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework)

Current Version | Data | Translations| Supplemental Material 

Current Version

NIST Special Publication 800-181 revision 1: The Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) (November 2020)

NICE Framework  Data

NICE Framework data comprises Categories, Work Roles, Competencies, and Task, Knowledge, and Skill (TKS) statements as well as the relationships between those elements. Please note that the 2017 NICE Framework data is currently being reviewed and updated to align with the November 2020 revision. Until those updates occur, the 2017 NICE Framework versions of Categories, Work Roles, and Task, Knowledge, and Skill (TKS) statements along with the draft NICE Framework Competencies are the most up-to-date data available for use.

Translations

We encourage translations of the NICE Framework. To submit a translation, please NICEframework [at] nist.gov (contact us)

Supplemental Material

Created November 8, 2019, Updated September 8, 2023