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NICE Framework Resources

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Resources include, but are not limited to: approaches, methodologies, implementation guides, articles, mappings to the NICE Framework, educational materials, internet resource centers, example profiles, and more.

If your resource is publicly available on the Internet, accurate, and comprehensive for a given dimension of NIST SP 800-181r1 (NICE Framework 2020 version), and freely available for others to use (we welcome free resources from for-profit entities), it meets the basic criteria for inclusion on the NICE Framework Resource Center. Pay-for resources associated with non-profit entities also meet the basic criteria for inclusion. If your resource qualifies and you would like it listed as a NICE Framework resource, send a description of your resource to NICEFramework [at] nist.gov (niceframework[at]nist[dot]gov).

TOOLS TO HELP YOU USE THE NICE FRAMEWORK

  • NICE Framework Tools
    Access tools that use the NICE Framework to help you explore the framework, learn about cybersecurity job supply and demand, plan careers, support workforce development, and more.
  • Resources by Audience
    • Employers
    • Education and Training Providers
    • Learners (including students, job-seekers, and current employees)
    • International Users
  • Occupations vs. Jobs vs. Roles: What’s the Difference? 
    Learn more about these terms, why the NICE Framework focuses on roles, and what it means to you.
  • Workplace Skills and the NICE Framework
    Explore 16 workplace skills  – sometimes thought of as “soft” skills – and why they are important in cybersecurity.
  • Related Cybersecurity Skills and Workforce Frameworks
    NICE engages with international communities and nations to support a global cybersecurity workforce. Learn here the  difference between a skills and a workforce framework and link to related cybersecurity frameworks from around the world.
  • NICE Framework Success Stories
    Learn how others have used the NICE Framework and get ideas on how you might leverage the framework for your own organization.
  • Framework in Focus Interviews
    Get to know a cybersecurity practitioner to learn more about their work and career pathways.

Do you have a resource to add, or are you having trouble finding a resource to help you?
Contact us at NICEFramework [at] nist.gov (NICEFramework[at]nist[dot]gov)

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Created November 8, 2019, Updated September 4, 2024