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Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week
Exploring Cybersecurity Career Pathways
October 17-22, 2022
nist.gov/nice/ccaw
Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is coming to a close, but there are still ways to get involved!
SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE
Join in on the Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week social media fun! Share your story about how you found a cybersecurity career, why you want to join the cybersecurity workforce, or where others can find cybersecurity resources. Don’t forget to use hashtags #CyberCareerWeek and #MyCyberJob.
NEXT UP
Tune in for these key activities happening on Saturday, October 22:
- 2022 Maryland STEM Festival theme “Cybersecurity and Information Technology” – Day of Cyber (9am-1pm ET)
There are several other events and activities happening around the globe. Find one to participate in by exploring the event portal online.
View All Events and Activities
ACTIVITIES YEAR-ROUND
Although we spent this week building awareness about the variety of cybersecurity careers that are available and sharing resources for those interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity, you can stay engaged on this topic throughout the year.
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.