US agency releases cyber-education plan

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081211-us-agency-releases-cyber-education.html

By Grant Gross
IDG News Service
August 12, 2011

The U.S. government will work to develop an "unrivaled" cybersecurity 
workforce and broaden the nation's pool of skilled cyberworkers under a 
draft cybersecurity education plan released Friday by a U.S. agency.

The goal of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 
plan, released by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), is to improve U.S. cybersecurity by focusing on 
education, the agency said.

"The cybersecurity vulnerabilities in our government and critical 
infrastructure are a risk to national security, public safety, and 
economic prosperity," the agency said in the draft plan. "Now is the 
time to begin a coordinated national initiative focused on cybersecurity 
awareness, education, training, and professional development. The United 
States must encourage cybersecurity competence across the nation and 
build an agile, highly skilled workforce capable of responding to a 
dynamic and rapidly developing array of threats."

Many cybersecurity experts and tech vendors have long called for an 
increased government focus on cybersecurity education and training. NICE 
grew out of the U.S. White House's Comprehensive National Cybersecurity 
Initiative, released in early 2008.

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