On August 7, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education ("NICE") released Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. The publication is intended to serve as a standard reference to "provide organizations with a common, consistent lexicon that categorizes and describes cybersecurity work by Category, Specialty Area, and Work Role." Organizations or industries "can use the publication to develop additional publications or tools that meet their needs to define or provide guidance on different aspects of workforce development, planning, training, and education."

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