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NIST IR 8355

NICE Framework Competency Areas: Preparing a Job-Ready Cybersecurity Workforce

Date Published: June 2023

Planning Note (06/21/2023): See the full announcement for our call for comments on the proposed list of NICE Framework Competency Areas. The comment period is open through August 5, 2023. Please direct your queries about NIST IR 8355 or the call for comments to NICEFramework@nist.gov.

Author(s)

Karen Wetzel (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

competency; Competency Area; cyber; cybersecurity; cyberspace; education; knowledge; risk management; role; security; skill; task; team; training; workforce; work role
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8355
Download URL

Supplemental Material:
NICE Framework site

Related NIST Publications:
SP 800-181 Rev. 1

Document History:
03/17/21: IR 8355 (Draft)
12/15/21: IR 8355 (Draft)
06/21/23: IR 8355 (Final)