NICE Framework Components Version 2.0.0 – Changes & Updates

Did you know the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) version 2.0.0 was recently released? 

The NICE Framework establishes a standard approach and common language for describing cybersecurity work and learner capabilities. The NICE Framework seeks to improve how to identify, recruit, develop, and retain cyber talent. NICE Framework Components include Work Role Categories, Work Roles, Competency Areas, and Task, Knowledge, and Skill (TKS) statements as well as the relationships between those elements. 

The following is a summary of updates that were made in version 2.0.0 of the NICE Framework data: 

Work Role Categories

• Removal of two Work Role Categories and the Work Roles contained in them. Note these can now be found in the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF). Affected Categories:
  • Cyberspace Effects
    • Cyberspace Operations
    • Cyber Operations Planning
    • Exploitation Analysis
    • Mission Assessment
    • Partner Integration Planning
    • Target Analysis
    • Target Network Analysis
  • Cyberspace Intelligence
    • All-Source Analysis
    • All-Source Collection Management
    • All-Source Collection Requirements Management
    • Cyber Intelligence Planning
    • Multi-Disciplined Language Analysis

Work Roles:

• One new Work Role:
  • Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Engineering (DD-WRL-009)
• Two updated Work Roles:
  • Digital Evidence Analysis (IN-WRL-002)
  • Insider Threat Analysis (PD-WRL-005)

Competency Areas:

• One updated Competency Area:
  • Cyber Resiliency (NF-COM-007)

Administrative Updates:

• Fixed typos and spelling errors
• Addition of new and removal of duplicate/redundant TKS statements (111 statements added, 275 statements removed)

NICCS is currently in the process of updating the tools and information throughout the website to reflect these changes. Please note that the interactive version of the NICE Framework, NICE Framework Mapping Tool, NICCS Education & Training Catalog, Cyber Career Pathways Tool, and Career Pathways Roadmap are still using data from version 1.0.0 while awaiting the version 2.0.0 updates. You can access a full summary of changes and version records on the NICE Framework History & Change Logs page as well as the updated NICE Framework Components on the Current Versions page of the NICE Framework Resource Center.

Training Providers

If you are an organization with cybersecurity-related courses featured on the NICCS Education & Training Catalog, please contact us at NICCS@mail.cisa.dhs.gov for information about remapping your courses to the updated data in version 2.0.0 of the NICE Framework.