NICE is a national campaign designed to improve the cyber behavior,skills,
and knowledge of every segment of the population, enabling a safer cyberspace.
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Highlights
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) - DHS has launched the NICCS portal. The portal offers the ability to explore cybersecurity career paths, explore degree programs and internship opportunities, learn about competitions, and find general information about cybersecurity education, training, and awareness.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Strategic Plan The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Strategic Plan is available. The plan outlines the goals of NICE as well as the objectives and strategies NICE will implement to achieve its goals. The partner agencies that comprise NICE are hard at work to address the Nation’s cybersecurity education needs. Together, in partnership with our public and private stakeholders, NICE will make a difference.
NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework The "National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework " is available, click the text in bold to go to the Framework page for more information. Later this year, an updated version of the framework will be published and framework rollout efforts will be described.
The Use and Usefulness of the Cybersecurity Data Element
FCC Smartphone Security Checker The Smartphone Security Checker tool is designed to help the many smartphone owners who aren't protected against mobile security threats. To use this tool, choose your mobile operating system below and then follow the 10 customized steps to secure your mobile device. More about the Smartphone Security Checker. Also available, a general smartphone security checklist (PDF).
NICE Workshops
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Events
National Science Foundation Solicitation: The Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program seeks proposals that address cybersecurity from one or more of three perspectives: Trustworthy Computing Systems, Social, Behavioral and Economics, and Transition to Practice, as well as proposals that combine multiple perspectives.
FISSEA Conference
National Science Foundation Solicitation: The Cyber-Physical Systems program seeks proposals to develop the core system science needed to engineer complex cyber-physical systems upon which people can depend with high confidence. The CSI Cyber online self-assessment tool was developed to serve as an open-source tool for teachers, students, law enforcement officials, business professionals, and digital forensic enthusiasts to reflect their current level of knowledge in Cyber Investigations.
FISSEA - The Federal Information Systems Security Educators' Association (FISSEA), founded in 1987, is an organization run by and for information systems security professionals to assist federal agencies in meeting their information systems security awareness, training, education, and certification responsibilities. Please join the “FISSEA Community of Interest” on GovLoop, to pose questions and receive feedback from colleagues.
Cybersecurity Awareness
Keep a Clean Machine - Keeping your Internet-connected devices free from malware and infections makes the Internet safer for you and more secure for everyone.
Cybersecurity Education NSA Announces New Program to Prime College Students for Careers in Cyber Ops Community College Cybersecurity Program Trains 21st Centurey Workforce - Download the video |
DC3 CSI Self-Assessment Tool 
