By focusing on K-12 students, community college and university students, minority groups, veterans, incumbent workers requiring re-training, minor offenders, and more we will educate, grow, and help to retain an Indiana-based cybersecurity workforce.
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework is a national-focused resource that categorizes and describes cybersecurity work. View the NICE Cybersecurity Framework 101 Tutorial.
- National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework
Employers can use the NICE Framework to help assess their cybersecurity workforce, identify critical gaps in cybersecurity staffing, and improve position descriptions. The NICE Framework is intended to be applied in the public, private, and academic sectors.
- National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS):
Looking for specific cybersecurity information? The NICCS tools and resources are available for anyone seeking cyber education information. - National Security Agency (NSA):
NSA sponsors two types of Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE): one in Cyber Defense and one in Cyber Operations. NSA also supports the Intelligence Community Center of Academic Excellence. - Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE):
A free online, on-demand cybersecurity training system for government personnel and veterans. Managed by the Department of Homeland Security, FedVTE contains more than 800 hours of training on topics such as ethical hacking and surveillance, risk management, and malware analysis. - Indiana CyberHub Training
The “How To” Resource of cybersecurity training.
- The NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework - NIST Special Publication 800-181
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity Workforce Development Toolkit (CWDT)
- DHS Cybersecurity Workforce, Education, and Training Portal (aka NICCS)
- Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder Tool
- National Cyberwatch Center
