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Variety is the Spice of Cybersecurity Life

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#MyCyberJob  #CyberCareerWeek
October 18-23, 2021

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Happy Day 2 of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week!

Did you know that there are over 50 Work Roles in cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity has something for everyone! The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) outlines over 50 Work Roles in cybersecurity and the skills that are needed from a diverse range of backgrounds to be able to fill these roles. 

Not interested in coding?  A cybersecurity career can still be for you!

Been in the workforce 20+ years in an “unrelated” field? A cybersecurity career can still be for you!


Here are some tools that may help you explore the variety of cybersecurity careers and pathways to them: 

CyberSeek 
Actionable data about supply and demand in the cybersecurity job market.

Cybersecurity Career Pathways Tool
An interactive way to explore work roles within the NICE Framework.


Information and Updates

Learn more about events and resources in support of
Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week at nist.gov/nice/ccaw.

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is led by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

Released October 19, 2021