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#CHOOSECYBER – INSIDER 

TIPS FOR CYBERSECURITY 

CAREER WEEK

September 6, 2023
Webinar 

Format

Welcome

Cybersecurity Career 

Week (CCW) Overview

Goals

Resources

Getting Engaged in CCW Participation and 

Collaboration

Q&A

Thank You
NICE Mission

To energize, promote, and 

coordinate a robust community 

working together to advance 

an integrated ecosystem of 

cybersecurity education, training, 

and workforce development.

Cybersecurity Career Week

• Every 3rd week of October

• Inspire, engage, and inform the public about 

multiple career options in cybersecurity

• Raise awareness about pathways 

• Support successful programs and showcase 

effective resources

Make a 

Commitment

Discover Careers

Get Ideas for How 

to Engage

nist.gov/nice/ccw
What is Cybersecurity Career Week?

Inspiring and promoting awareness and exploration of 

cybersecurity careers

Cybersecurity Career Week is a 

campaign to promote the discovery 

of cybersecurity careers and share 

resources that increase 

understanding of multiple learning 

pathways and credentials that lead 

to careers that are identified in the 

Workforce Framework for 

Cybersecurity (NICE Framework).
Cybersecurity Career Week Goals

• Goal 1: Inspire, Engage, and Inform the Nation

• Inspire, engage, and inform the public about the 

demand, opportunities, and multiple career options 

available within the area of cybersecurity

Inspire, Engage, and Inform

• Goal 2: Demystify Careers in Cybersecurity

• Raise awareness about pathways to prepare a highly 

skilled and diverse workforce for careers in 

cybersecurity to include expansion of knowledge and 

application of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce 

Framework

Demystify

• Goal 3: Develop a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce

• Support successful programs and showcase effective 

resources, especially those that increase participation 

of women, minorities, veterans, persons with 

disabilities, and other underrepresented populations

Develop
Cybersecurity Career Week 

Objectives and Key Messaging

Objectives

• Raise public awareness and 

increase engagement in building a strong cybersecurity workforce.

• Emphasize the demand and 

opportunities in cybersecurity.

• Increase awareness around the 

multiple career options within 

the field of cybersecurity.

• Highlight the multiple pathways to enter the cybersecurity career 

field.

• Showcase resources and 

programs, including those that increase participation of women, 

minorities, veterans, persons with 

disabilities, and other 

underrepresented populations in 

the cybersecurity workforce.

Key Messaging

• Cybersecurity has something for everyone! Skills are 

needed from a diverse range of backgrounds.

• Cybersecurity is a dynamic field so you will never be 

bored. Cybersecurity evolves quickly so you will 

always be learning and developing new skills.

• There is a high demand for a talented cybersecurity 

workforce. Data predicts that IT and cybersecurity 

will be among the fastest growing and best paying 

jobs over the next decade. 

• Cybersecurity plays a vital role in the lives of all 

global citizens and the cybersecurity workforce 

makes a difference in our world. Building a qualified 

cybersecurity workforce enhances national security 

and promotes economic prosperity.
Resources

www.nist.gov/nice/ccw
Discovering Cybersecurity 

Careers

• Career Briefs, 

Tools, and 

Resources

• Work Role Videos

• Posters and 

Infographics

• Workforce 

Demand Data
Ideas for 

Engagement 

• Social Media

• #cybercareerweek

• #mycyberjob

• #ChooseCyber

• Host a twitter chat to answer questions about a 

cybersecurity related topic or join the NICE NIST chat

• Write a blog or news article 

• Acknowledge your hard-working cybersecurity coworkers or provide a social or potluck (virtual) to 

celebrate their contributions 

• Participate in office-wide cybersecurity-related 

competitions, trainings, or special events.

Ideas for 

Engagement

• Bring your mini/future-cybersecurity worker to 

workday (virtual)

• Encourage your cybersecurity workers/ colleagues 

to sign up for training or compete in a Capture the 

Flag (CtF )competition

• Host a career talk for employees or co-workers

• Host a training or professional development activity 

for educators

• Explore cybersecurity resources in your 

neighborhood. Tour suggestions and virtual tours 

have been added to Cybersecurity In Your 

Community section of CCW website

• Participate in the GLOBAL call to cybersecurity 

workers to visit a classroom and introduce K-12 

students to careers in cybersecurity (visit the NICE 

CCW website for resources and ideas)
Family Fun

• Participate in a Capture the Flag (CtF) competition.

• Hold a family “career talk" to discuss careers in 

cybersecurity, different pathways, and different 

opportunities. Visit Cyberseek.org to explore what 

cybersecurity job openings and job titles are in the highest 

demand in your state.

• Have the family play a card game, board game, or online 

game.

• Watch a cybersecurity-themed movie and discuss “what’s 

realistic” afterward

• Explore scholarship opportunities for students interested in 

pursuing education in cybersecurity.

• Examine cybersecurity’s impact on society 

through resources available in your neighborhood.
Examples of Special Events and Activities

Partnership Asks

• Make a commitment and add your commitment/s to the online portal

• Get involved and share

• Cybersecurity Career Capture the Flag 

Competition

• Cybersecurity Career Awareness 

Scavenger Hunt

• Cybersecurity Careers Family Nights

• Cybersecurity Careers Story Time

• Social Media Competition

• Poster contest

• Volunteer for a recorded webinar or podcast

• Join others in sharing your short videos or 

stories on social media about what you love most about your cybersecurity career. Or, for 

fun, ask others to answer the question, “what 

does a cybersecurity worker do?”

#mycyberjob #cybercareerweek

#ChooseCyber @NISTcyber

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http://nist.gov/nice/ccw
Commitments: 

www.nist.gov/ccw-event-activity-portal
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New ideas and 

suggestions always 

welcome!

• Help us coordinate activities and 

resources on cybersecurity careers

• Please email nist.gov/nice/ccw if you 

have additional ideas or if you would 

like to join our planning group!

• Add your Commitment/s!

Davina Pruitt-Mentle, Ph.D.

dpruitt@nist.gov

Nist.gov/nice/ccw
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