NIST Special Publication 800 -181 National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework William Newhouse Stephanie Keith Benjamin Scribner Greg Witte This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.SP.800- 181 NIST Special Publication 800 -181 National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education ( NICE ) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework William Newhouse Applied Cybersecurity Division Information Technology Laboratory Stephanie Keith Cyber Workforce Strategy & Policy Division Office of the Deputy DoD Chief Information Officer Benjamin Scribner Cyber Education and Awareness Branch DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate Greg Witte G2, Inc. Annapolis Junction, MD This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.SP.800- 181 August 2017 U.S. Department of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology Kent Rochford , Acting NIST Director and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Authority This publication has been developed by NIST in accordance with its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security M odernization Act (FISMA) of 2014, 44 U.S.C. § 355 1 et seq. , Public Law (P.L.) 113 -283. NIST is responsible for developing information security standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements for f ederal information systems, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems without the e xpress approval of appropriate f ederal officials exercising policy authority over such systems. This guideline is consistent with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget ( OMB) Circular A -130. Nothing in this publication should be taken to contradict the standards and guidelines made mandatory and bi nding on f ederal agencies by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory authority. Nor should these guidelines be interpreted as altering or superseding the existing authorities of the Secretary of Commerce, Dir ector of the OMB, or any other f ederal official. This publication may be used by nongovernmental organizations on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyright in the United States. Attribution would, however, be appreciated by NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-181 Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Publ. 800- 181, 144 pages ( August 2017 ) CODEN: NSPUE2 This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.SP.800 -181 Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended to imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equip ment 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, until each publication is completed, current requirements, guideline s, and procedures, where they exist, remain operative. For pla nning 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 feedba ck to NIST. Many NIST cybersecurity publications , other than the ones noted above, are available at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications . Comments on this publication may be submitted to: National Institute of Standards an