NISTIR 8287 A Roadmap for Successful Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Build the Cybersecurity Workforce Danielle Santos Sanjay Goel John Costanzo Debbie Sagen Patty Buddelmeyer This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8287 NISTIR 8287 A Roadmap for Successful Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Build the Cybersecurity Workforce Danielle Santos Debbie Sagen Applied Cybersecurity Division Pikes Peak Community College Information Technology Laboratory Colorado Springs, CO Sanjay Goel Patty Buddelmeyer Dept. of Info. Security & Digital Forensics Southwestern Ohio Council University at Albany, SUNY for Higher Education Albany, NY Dayton, OH John Costanzo Virginia Cyber Alliance and HRCyber Alliance Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA This publication is available free of charge f rom: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8287 February 2020 U.S. Department of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Walter Copan , NIST Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency or Internal Report 8287 32 pages ( February 2020) This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8287 Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to i mply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose. There may be references in this publication to other publications currently under development by NIST in accordance with its assigned statutory responsibilities. The information in this publication, including concepts and methodologies, may be used by f ederal agencies even before the completion of such companion publications. Thus, unti l each publication is completed, current requirements, guideline s, and procedures, where they exist, remain operative. For planning and transition purposes, f ederal agencies may wish to closely follow the development of these new publications by NIST. Organizations are encouraged to review all draft publications during public comment periods and provide feedback to NIST. Many NIST cybersecurity publications , ot her than the ones noted above, are available at https://csrc.nist.gov/publications . Comments on this publication may be submitted to: National Institute of Standards and Technology Attn: Applied Cybersecurity Division, Information Technology Laboratory 100 Bureau Drive (Mail Stop 2000) Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0003 Email: nice.nist@nist.gov All comments are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). NISTIR 8287 PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD THE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ii This publication is available free of charge from: http s://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8287 Reports on Computer Systems Technology The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical leadership for the Nation’s measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops test s, test methods, reference data, proof of concept implementations, and technical analyses to advance the development and productive use of information technology. ITL’s responsibilities include the development of management, administrative, technical, and physical standards and guidelines for the cost -effective security and privacy of other than national s ecurity -related information in f ederal informa tion systems. Abstract In September 2016, the National Initiative for Cybersecuri