ABSTRACT

At the conclusion of this chapter, the reader will understand:

The knowledge area concepts and justification of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) workforce model

The underlying specialty area categories of the NICE workforce model

The knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and task structure of the NICE workforce model

The complete set of task specifications for the NICE workforce model

The role and justification for all types of planning using the workforce model

The tailoring of the model to specific applications

Factors that ensure proper application of the NICE model to a given situation