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Cybersecurity Career Week
October 14-19, 2024
nist.gov/nice/ccw
Meet Miles Walker, a Cybersecurity major at Hampton University. Miles completed the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) with the NICE Program Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Miles is researching human factors and their significance in cybersecurity at the Gaithersburg, MD campus and the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).
#CyberCareerChat
Join us today at 12:00pm ET on X (formerly known as Twitter) by following the @NISTCyber account for an engaging chat that will answer common questions, provide tips and resources from experts, raise awareness, and increase public engagement about cybersecurity careers. Use the unifying hashtags #CyberCareerChat, #CyberCareerWeek, #MyCyberJob, or #ChooseCyber to post and follow along.
ALL WEEK EVENTS
Tune in for key activities happening throughout the week:
- Competition: Cybersecurity Careers Capture the Flag Competition
Oct. 14, 12 PM ET – Oct. 17, 6:30 PM ET
Learn more and register here. - Challenge: Six Day #mycyberjob Media Challenge
Oct. 14-19, 2024
X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and other
@NISTCyber - Competition: Space Grand Challenge 2024 Sandbox Series
Oct. 14, 9 AM PT/12 PM ET - Oct. 18, 11:59 AM PT/2:59 PM ET
Learn more here. - Competition: Open Source INTelligence (OSINT) Challenge
Oct. 14, 9 AM ET – Oct. 18, 4 PM ET
Learn more here. - Competition: Security Awareness Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest
Oct. 14, 9 AM ET – DEADLINE Extended to 12 PM ET on October 28.
Learn more here.
There are several other events and activities happening around the globe. Find one to participate in by exploring the event portal online.
Cybersecurity Career Week is coordinated by 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 Week may be included in this email or on the nist.gov/nice/ccw web site or linked web sites. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST.