Education (information Security)

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Education integrates all of the security skills and competencies of the various functional specialties into a common body of knowledge . . . and strives to produce IT security specialists and professionals capable of vision and proactive response. (SP 800-50) (NISTIR) Education and Training Definition: In the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Conducts training of personnel within pertinent subject domain; develop, plan, coordinate, deliver, and/or evaluate training courses, methods, and techniques as appropriate. (From: NICE Workforce Framework) (NICCS)

Also known asInfoSec Education · Security Education · Cybersecurity Education · IT Security Training · Security Awareness Training
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Education integrates all of the security skills and competencies of the various functional specialties into a common body of knowledge . . . and strives to produce IT security specialists and professionals capable of vision and proactive response. (SP 800-50) (NISTIR) Education and Training Definition: In the NICE Workforce Framework, cybersecurity work where a person: Conducts training of personnel within pertinent subject domain; develop, plan, coordinate, deliver, and/or evaluate training courses, methods, and techniques as appropriate. (From: NICE Workforce Framework) (NICCS)

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Education (information Security). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/education-information-security

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