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The following Reference List contains cybersecurity articles, strategies, reports, programs, and efforts that were compiled and consulted as part of an environmental scan to inform the assessment of current cybersecurity education and training efforts.

Please note: These resources were referenced in 2017. Some of the original links may no longer be working and/or accurate.

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A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President. (2017, January 5). Retrieved from https://www.csis.org/news/cybersecurity-agenda-45th-president

An Examination of the Cybersecurity Labor Market. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR400/RR430/RAND_RR430.pdf

Applications Now Available for City Colleges of Chicago’s New Cyber Security “Boot Camp”. (2017, March 18). Retrieved from http://www.ccc.edu/news/Pages/Applications-Now-Available-for-City-Colleges-of-Chicagos-New-Cyber-Security-Boot-Camp-.aspx

ApprenticeshipUSA Investments. (2017, June 22). Retrieved from https://www.dol.gov/featured/apprenticeship/grants

Assante, M., Tobey, D. (2011, February 4). Enhancing the Cybersecurity Workforce. Retrieved from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5708280/

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ATE Centers and National Science Foundation. (n.d.). ATE Centers Impact Report. Retrieved from http://www.atecenters.org/wp-content/uploads/PDF/ATEIMPACT_2016-17.pdf

ATE Centers and National Science Foundation. (n.d.). ATE Programs and Overview. Retrieved from http://www.atecenters.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ATE_Overview_2016.pdf

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Baltimore Cyber Range and Cyberbit Open New Cybersecurity Training and Simulation Center. (2017, August 3). Retrieved from https://www.cyberbit.com

Bessen, J. (2014, August 25). Employers Aren’t Just Whining – the “Skills Gap” is Real. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2014/08/employers-arent-just-whining-the-skills-gap-is-real

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Best Places to Work for Cyber Ninjas. (2017, May). Retrieved from https://www.sans.org/best-places-to-work-for-cyber-ninjas?ref=195285

Bojanova, I., Vaulx, F., Zettsu, K., Simmon, E., Sowe, S. (2016, January 21). Cyber-Physical-Human Systems Putting People in the Loop. IT Professional. Retrieved from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7389271/

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Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Forum Canadien Sur I’Apprentissage. (2009, June). It Pays to Hire an Apprentice: Calculating the Return on Training Investment for Skilled Trades Employers in Canada A Study of 16 Trades Phase II Final Report. Retrieved from https://www.nsapprenticeship.ca/sites/default/files/files/CAF-pays.pdf

Carlini, J. (2017, August 6). Geneva Convention in Cyberwarfare? Don't Count on It. Retrieved from https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/08/06/geneva-convention-cyberwarfare-don-t-count/

Carlini, J. (2017, August 06). Preparing for Nanokrieg: Electronic Wars Being Won and Lost in Microseconds. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/26497116

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Carsen, D. (2017, July 31). High School Students Track Real Cybercriminals at UAB. Retrieved from  https://news.wbhm.org/feature/2017/high-school-students-track-real-cybercriminals-uab/

Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley. (2016). Cybersecurity Policy Ideas for a New Presidency. Retrieved from https://cltc.berkeley.edu/2016/11/18/livestream-new-report-and-panel-on-cybersecurity-policy-ideas-for-a-new-presidency/

Charney, D. (2017, February 3). 6 Talent Trends to Watch in 2017. Material Handling and Logistics (MH&L). Retrieved from http://mhlnews.com/salary-survey/6-talent-trends-watch-2017

Clabaugh, J. (2017, June 22). The right stuff: DC area companies ready to hire, struggle to fill IT jobs. WTOP. Retrieved from http://wtop.com/business-finance/2017/06/the-right-stuff-dc-area-companies-struggle-to-fill-it-jobs-more-to-open/

Coastline Community College. (2016). California Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Project (CCAP). Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1wjRZl99PuZektWS3k3SEVKVms/view

Collegiate Sub Working Group. (2017, July 10). Retrieved from https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/about/working-group/collegiate-sub-working-group

Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency. (2015, September 28). Retrieved from https://www.csis.org/programs/technology-policy-program/cybersecurity/other-projects-cybersecurity/commission

Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council. (2017). Final Report- Cybersecurity Workforce Development Best Practices Recommendations. Retrieved from https://www.fcc.gov/files/csric5-wg7-finalreport031517pdf

Competitions Sub Working Group. (2017, July 10). Retrieved from https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/about/working-group/competitions-sub-working-group

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Concanon, K., Williams, R., Feehan, D., Uvin, J., Yudin, M., Foster, D., ... Monje, C. (2016). Federal Partnership regarding career pathways [PDF letter]. Retrieved from https://careerpathways.workforcegps.org/~/media/WorkforceGPS/careerpathways/Files/Career%20Pathways%20Joint%20Letter%202016.pdf

Conklin, W., Cline, R., & Roosa, T. (2014, March 10). Re-engineering Cybersecurity Education in the US: An Analysis of the Critical Factors. Retrieved from http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6758852/

Control-Alt-Hack(R). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.controlalthack.com/

Costanzo, J. (2017). Hampton Roads Cybersecurity Education, Workforce, and Economic Development Alliance (HRCyber) Mid-Project Report “Bridging the cybersecurity talent gap in Hampton Roads” [PDF]. Retrieved from http://securitybehavior.com/hrcyber/doc/HRCyber%20Mid-Project%20Report.pdf

Consortium Enabling Cybersecurity Opportunities and Research. (n.d.). K-20 Cybersecurity - CECOR Project . Retrieved from http://cset.nsu.edu/programs/k20cybersecurity

Cyberbit Protecting a New Dimension. (2017). Cyberbit Range The First Hyper-Realistic Simulation Platform for Cyber Security Experts [PDF]. Retrieved from https://www.infosecurityeurope.com/__novadocuments/362748?v=636315473978100000

Cyberbit Protecting a New Dimension. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cyberbit.com/

CyberCorps ®: Scholarship for Service. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.sfs.opm.gov/

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, Pub. L. No, 113-274, 128 Stat. 2971. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1353/text

CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT How to Build a Strong Cybersecurity Workforce [PDF]. (n.d.). U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved from https://niccs.us-cert.gov/workforce-development/cybersecurity-workforce-development-toolkit

Cyber Security Capital We help cyber security professionals succeed. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://cybersecuritycapital.com

Cyberseek. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://cyberseek.org/

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Dana, J. (2017, April 8). The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-utter-uselessness-of-job-interviews.html

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Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Department of Commerce. (2016, November 16). The Benefits and Costs of Apprenticeships: A Business Perspective. This resource was originally sourced from the Economics and Statistics Administration. 

EducationHQ News Team. (2017, July 26). Cyber Teacher Professional Learning Series Comes To Australia. Retrieved from https://au.educationhq.com/news/40906/cyber-teacher-professional-learning-series-comes-to-australia/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EducationWeek Australia - Weekend test&utm_content=EducationWeek Australia - Weekend test%2BCID_ef0e00fb43ab4c60c283d7f99a5dba28&utm_source=EducationHQ Campaigns&utm_term=Cyber Teacher Professional Learning Series Comes To Australia

Eichensehr, M. (2017, August 3). Baltimore Cyber Range training facility opens at Power Plant Live. Retrieved from https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/08/03/baltimore-cyber-range-training-facility-opens-at.html

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