A Report to the President on Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Building the Foundation for a More Secure American Future

U.S. Department of Commerce; U.S. Department of Homeland Security

White Paper

A Report to the President on Supporting the Growth and Sustainment of the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce: Building the Foundation for a More Secure American Future

Documentation Topics

Date Published: May 10, 2018

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Abstract

This report responds to the May 11, 2017, Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. That order directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: 1) Assess the scope and sufficiency of efforts to educate and train the American cybersecurity workforce of the future, including cybersecurity-related education curricula, training, and apprenticeship programs, from primary through higher education; and 2) Provide a report to the President with findings and recommendations regarding how to support the growth and sustainment of the Nation's cybersecurity workforce in both the public and private sectors.

Keywords

cybersecurity workforce; National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education; NICE

Control Families

Awareness and Training; Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity; Incident Response

Documentation

Publication:
Final Report on Supporting the Nation's Cybersecurity Workforce

Supplemental Material:
NIST News Release (other)
Workshop on Cybersecurity Workforce Development (Aug. 2017) (other)

Document History:
05/30/18: White Paper (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
general security & privacy

Applications
cybersecurity workforce

Laws and Regulations
Executive Order 13800