NIST Announces Online Tool to Enhance Cybersecurity Education, Training and Workforce Development

The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) introduced CyberSeek, an interactive online tool designed to make it easier for cybersecurity job seekers to find openings and for employers to identify the skilled workers they need. CyberSeek was announced at the 2016 NICE Conference in Kansas City (MO), by Rodney Petersen, director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), which funded development of the tool.

The NIST-led NICE focuses on cybersecurity education, training and workforce development. The CyberSeek tool fills in knowledge gaps so policy makers, employers, security professionals and others will have greater visibility into the demand for cybersecurity professionals around the country. It will allow them to see the skills and types of workers that employers are looking for, as well as the true supply of professionals to fill those positions.