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Cybersecurity Career Resources Available Year-Round

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CAREER DISCOVERY RESOURCES

Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week
Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways
October 17-22, 2022
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Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is less than one month away! In addition to the events and activities planned for the week, there are ongoing efforts from the community to help build awareness about the variety of cybersecurity careers that are available and share resources for those interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity.

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To help provide better understanding and awareness of what a career in cybersecurity looks like and how to get into the field, we’ve curated a webpage of resources from industry, academia, and government that provide job descriptions, salary information, employment outlooks, educational requirements, overviews of sample cybersecurity opportunities, and more.

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Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is coordinated by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity (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 Awareness Week may be identified in this email or on the nist.gov/nice/ccaw web site or linked web sites. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST.

Released September 22, 2022, Updated September 23, 2022