The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released last week a draft plan of a cybersecurity awareness and education initiative that hopes to strengthen and promote a strong national cyber workforce. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education draft was released for public feedback and outlines the program’s mission, vision, goals and objectives. “The cybersecurity [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security this week announced the winners of a contest to raise awareness about how to stay safe in cyberspace. The Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign’s Public Service Announcement Challenge was launched in November 2010 as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt wrote on the White House [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a new interagency program to raise cybersecurity awareness and teach Americans of all ages better practices for computer use. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program has evolved from the 2008 Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, which called for extending cybersecurity training throughout the federal government. The [...]
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