National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies

Explore Interactive Cybersecurity Tools

The interactive tools and resources on NICCS enable individuals to understand cyber career opportunities as well as help organizations train, retain, and advance their cybersecurity workforces.

FIND CYBERSECURITY TRAINING COURSES

LEARN ABOUT CYBERSECURITY WORK

DISCOVER YOUR CAREER TRAJECTORY

Join the Cybersecurity Workforce

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Featured Story

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year teachers and students! We hope you enjoyed your summer break and are ready to tackle the upcoming academic year with renewed excitement. There are a variety of cybersecurity-related activities to look forward to this year, and NICCS has the information you need to get started.

Cybersecurity Events

August 25 - 28, 2025

National Homeland Security Conference

Location: Virtual

Meet with Homeland Security & emergency management professionals to learn more about emergency response disciplines at all levels of government.

Register for National Homeland Security Conference today
September 9, 2025

Computer Science and Cybersecurity Workshop

Location: Virtual

Attend this workshop for high school teachers to learn how to align cyber.org resources with high school computer science standards and courses.

Register for Computer Science and Cybersecurity Workshop today
September 16, 2025

Cybersecurity 1 Workshop

Location: Virtual

Get an introduction to Cybersecurity 1, a course for high school teachers designed to spark student interest in cybersecurity.

Register for Cybersecurity 1 Workshop today

What People Are Saying

Outstanding! I’m someone trying to get into the cybersecurity field and the resources and information shows how dedicated and ready CISA is to empower and develop talent.

— NICCS User