The National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework classifies the typical duties and skill requirements of cybersecurity workers. The Framework is meant to define professional requirements in cybersecurity, much as other professions, such as medicine and law, have done.
Lab capability: IT Security
SLTT Cybersecurity Engagement Program
The SLTT Cybersecurity Engagement Program builds partnerships with non-federal public stakeholders including governors, mayors, state Homeland Security Advisors (HSA), Chief Information Officers (CIO), and Chief Information Security Officers (CISO).
Protective Security Advisors (PSAs)
PSAs are trained critical infrastructure protection and vulnerability mitigation subject matter experts deployed in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.They conduct joint site visits and vulnerability assessments of critical infrastructure assets with the FBI, and work with the USSS to provide vulnerability assessments and security planning.
National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
NASCIO represents state chief information officers and information technology executives and managers from the states, territories, and the District of Columbia. NASCIO provides state CIOs and state members with products and services designed to support the challenging role of the state CIO, stimulate the exchange of information and promote the adoption of IT best practices and innovations though national conferences, peer networking, research and publications, briefings and government affairs.
Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
Supported by DHS and the FEMA, TEEX offers ten courses in three discipline-specific tracks: Non-Technical for End-users; Technical for IT Professional; and Business Manager and Professionals.
Carnegie Mellon University – Computer emergency Response Team (CERT) & Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
CERT and SEI are part of Carnegie Mellon university. CERT provides a variety of resources, including papers, webcasts, and an extremely large insider threat knowledge base. SEI provides a free podcast series and for-pay training. Discounts may be available through bulk purchase agreements.
The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)
US-CERT, a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) and the private sector, has been established to protect the nation’s Internet infrastructure through global coordination of defense against and response to cyber incidents and attacks across the United States.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – Cyber Crimes Center
HSI’s Cyber Crimes Center (C3) delivers computer-based technical services to support domestic and international investigations into cross-border crime. C3 is made up of the Cyber Crimes Unit, the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit and the Computer Forensics Unit. This state-of-the-art center offers cyber-crime support and training to federal, state, local and international law enforcement agencies. C3 also operates a fully equipped computer forensics laboratory, which specializes in digital evidence recovery, and offers training in computer investigative and forensic skills.
Gillette Police Department
The Gillette Police Department investigates violations of computer crimes and suspected violations involving the sexual exploitation of children, and conducts foresic examination of computers and other digital evidence.
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is a division of the Wyoming State Attorney General’s Office, and is comprised of Criminal Justice Information Services, Operations, and the State Crime Laboratory.
