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Federal Employee Resources

NICE Framework Resources

Cybersecurity Awareness Resources

  • CISA Cybersecurity Awareness Program
    A national public awareness campaign aimed at increasing the understanding of cyber threats and empowering the American public to be safer and more secure online.
  • Cyber Career Awareness PDF
    A slick sheet highlighting cybersecurity career and awareness resources as well as CYBER.ORG’s overall impact on cybersecurity communities.
  • Stay Safe Online
    Explore cybersecurity tips and resources for staying safe online as well as how to become a Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion this upcoming October. 

Cybersecurity Training Resources

  • Cybersecurity Training and Exercises
    CISA offers various cybersecurity training and exercises including Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and Incident Response training courses as well as critical infrastructure exercises.
  • Cybersecurity Workforce Training Guide
    CISA’s Cybersecurity Workforce Training Guide helps cyber professionals develop a training plan based on their current skill level and desired career opportunities. The Guide is downloadable, interactive, and meant to work in tandem with the Cyber Career Pathways Tool.
  • CyberMission.tech
    A Department of Defense (DoD) cyber initiative with high-tech, hands-on opportunities for military personnel, Veterans, and the public.

Cybersecurity Workforce Resources

  • (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Studies
    Cybersecurity workforce skills gaps are growing and (ISC)2 conducts research aimed at better understanding the challenges and opportunities facing cybersecurity professionals in the ever-changing 21st century workforce.
  • CyberSeek
    To help close the cybersecurity skills gap, CyberSeek provides detailed, actionable data around supply and demand in the cybersecurity job market.
  • CyberSkills2Work
    An online cybersecurity training program designed to help individuals launch or advance cybersecurity careers, with an emphasis on federal, state, and local government personnel, transitioning military, veterans, women, and underrepresented minorities.
  • Workforce Management Guidebook - Cybersecurity is Everyone's Job
    A publication that talks about cybersecurity from every business function and aspect of an organization’s operation. It is written for a general audience who may not be knowledgeable about cybersecurity and can be read as a complete guide or by each business function as standalone guides.
  • CISA Cybersecurity/IT Careers Resource Page
    A CISA resource page for job seekers with cybersecurity career information, including detailed mission areas, critical cybersecurity skills and work roles, cybersecurity workforce communities, hiring events, and more.