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Cybersecurity Skills Competitions Community of Interest
Focus:
This Community of Interest is a forum for anyone who is interested in sharing and learning how to empower a public and private competition ecosystem by promoting a wide spectrum of competitions and effective practices for players, teams, schools, sponsors, organizers, and others that advances cybersecurity knowledge, skills, and competencies to grow and sustain a diverse national talent pool. View the previous Competitions Subgroup Charter here. The Cybersecurity Skills Competitions Community of Interest charter will be developed soon.
To join this group, email nicewg.competitions+subscribe@list.nist.gov. This group meets the third Tuesday of every month at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time. view mailing list etiquette here.
Members of the previous Competitions Subgroup do not need to take any action to join this Community of Interest. There will be an automatic transition. If you would like to be removed from the Community of Interest, please let us know.
Co-Chairs:
Bradley Wolfenden, Business Development & Marketing Strategy, EmberSec
Amelia Phillips, Regional Director PRCCDC, CIS and Computer Science Departments, Cybersecurity and Forensics BAS Lead at Highline College
Active Projects:
- How to Build and Run a Competition - This is intended to be a basic guidebook on how to create your own competition. It is a living, breathing document that can be updated as things change. Version one will serve as a starting point. View the full project charter here.
- Guide for Competitors - The purpose of the guide is to provide information about the types of cyber competitions, recommended tools and training, and how to get started. The intended audience for the Guide for Competitors is both current competitors and also those interested in competing. View the full project charter here.
Accomplishments:
- Presentation at the 2018 NICE Conference and Expo, "Play Your Way to Success: Building Tomorrow's Workforce"
Active Programs
- Recent Competition Podcasts on the YouTube CyberFed channel:
- Bill Doherty, Computer Science Instructor, University of Nevada, Reno - July 23, 2020
- Mari Galloway, CEO, Women's Society of Cyberjutsu - July 20, 2020
- Lisa Oyler, Teacher, Summit Technology Academy - July 11, 2020
- Brad Wolfenden, EmberSec, NICE Competitions Subgroup Co-chair - June 30, 2020
See more Competition Podcasts on the YouTube CyberFed channel
Completed Projects:
- Competitions one-pager
- Development of the Role that Cybersecurity Games Play in Developing Tomorrow's Workforce – white paper
- Competitions research survey
- Ten Things Parents Need to Know About Competitions letter
The industry and academic leaders of the Competitions Subgroup are seeking input on interests and accomplishments in competitions. Provide your input here.
Contacts
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
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NICE Program Office(301) 975-5048100 Bureau Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20899