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Proposed NICE Framework Updates for Public Comment – Cybercrime Investigation and AI Security
PROPOSED NICE FRAMEWORK UPDATES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
The NICE Program Office of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is pleased to publish proposed changes to one Work Role and one Competency Area of the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework). We welcome and encourage comments from all interested stakeholders.
The proposed updates apply to:
- Cybercrime Investigation Work Role (IN-WRL-001) – A thorough review of this existing Work Role in the Investigation Work Role Category was conducted with subject matter experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice. This draft adjusts the Task, Knowledge, and Skill (TKS) statements in this Work Role and further adds an alignment of Knowledge and Skill statements to each of the Tasks.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Security Competency Area (NF-COM-002) – This update adds a list of Knowledge and Skill statements, including newly drafted statements, to the AI Security Competency Area as part of ongoing updates to the 11 Competency Areas released in March 2024.
These proposed updates reflect the NICE Program Office’s commitment to maintaining the NICE Framework’s relevance to current cybersecurity practices through the active input of subject matter experts as well as the broader community of cybersecurity practitioners and educators.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
NICE welcomes comments on the proposed updates from all interested parties. Comments received by the July 17, 2025 deadline will be acknowledged by email. Comments will be reviewed and adjudicated, and feedback received during this comment period will be used to inform any necessary updates to the relevant proposed Work Role or Competency Area. Final updates will be incorporated in the next release of the NICE Framework Components. Take the following steps to share your feedback:
- Visit the NICE Framework Resource Center Public Comments page to access and review the proposed update spreadsheets
- Submit comments to NICEFramework [at] nist.gov (NICEFramework[at]nist[dot]gov) by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, July 17, 2025
- Join the NICE Framework Users Group to participate in community discussions