In the world of cybersecurity, there are many roles to play. While those roles can vary, there is also the NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework to tie them together. This framework includes seven categories that describe cybersecurity work and workers. You can apply the NICE Framework to any sector — public, private or academia.
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NICE Framework), published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in NIST Special Publication 800-181, is a nationally focused resource that establishes a taxonomy and common lexicon to describe cybersecurity work, and workers, regardless of where, or for whom, the work is performed.
The NICE Framework is comprised of the following components:
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Categories (7) – A high-level grouping of common cybersecurity functions
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Specialty Areas (33) – Distinct areas of cybersecurity work
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Work Roles (52) – The most detailed groupings of cybersecurity work comprised of specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform tasks in a Work Role
The given diagram shows the 7-categories of common cybersecurity functions.
The organization defined these different workers to highlight the “interdisciplinary nature” of the field of cybersecurity. It seeks to standardize the roles required in the cybersecurity workforce, which encompasses both technical and non-technical roles.
Within each category, you’ll find specialty areas representing a component of specific work or function that relates to the main category. Further down, specialty areas break down into work roles. In each work role, knowledge, skills, abilities and tasks are defined.
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