Webcast on IBM Curricular Resources for the Classroom
Join Heather Ricciuto, academic outreach leader at IBM Security, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2-3 p.m. ET for a tour of the varied IBM resources available: course materials, open badges, how-to videos, and hands-on labs for educators and students.

For more information or to register, visit HERE .
Call for Proposals
Share your cybersecurity expertise and experience with others! The 2020 Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) is looking for proposals for breakout sessions for its upcoming event Aug. 4-6 at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. Entries can vary in length from half day, one day to one-, two- or three-hours and should fit into one of five tracks: Evidence-Based, Instruction, Practice, Program Development and Student. Proposals are due March 15.

For details, visit HERE .
Cybersecurity Skills Journal: Practice and Research Special Issue on the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
The NICE Framework was published as NIST Special Publication 800-181 in August 2017. NICE intends to review and update the Framework during 2020. In partnership with NIST, the Cybersecurity Skills Journal is seeking manuscript ideas and drafts that examine the usefulness, benefits, and challenges associated with the adoption, adaptation, or extension of the Framework in cybersecurity practice, to improve learning, and advance the state of cybersecurity capability maturity.
Submitted abstracts may address any aspect of the NICE Framework, though emphasis should be placed on empirical support for effective awareness, application, and impact of the NICE Framework in enhancing the cybersecurity capability maturity of the entrant, extant, or future workforce. Prospective authors are encouraged to review the anticipated usage and extensions of the NICE Framework documented on pages 2-4 and 7-10 of the NIST Special Publication 800-181.

Visit  HERE  for more information.
Cybersecurity Concept Inventory
The Cybersecurity Assessment Tools (CATS) Project is seeking instructors to administer its online draft educational Cybersecurity Concept Inventory (CCI) in their intro. cybersecurity classes. Experts are also wanted to review the CCI. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and approval from the Univ. of MD, Baltimore County's (UMBC) Institutional Review Board (IRB), the project team is performing large-scale validation of the CCI (1,000 students), which assesses student conceptual understanding of core cybersecurity concepts, for the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of educational approaches.
For more information, please contact Seth Poulsen at  sethp3@illinois.edu.
24th Annual Colloquium
The 24th annual Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education will be gathering in the beautiful Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, MD, from June 14-17. Presentations and keynote addresses will focus on this year’s theme of privacy issues, policies that enforce technological solutions, and those nasty asymmetric and persistent threats to our infrastructure and systems. Find out more HERE . Authors of previously unpublished research papers are encouraged to submit for possible presentation at the conference and inclusion in the annually published Colloquium Journal. 

Send questions to bbelon@thecolloquium.org .
ACM Cyber2yr2020 Curriculum Guidance Approved
The Cyber2yr2020 curriculum guidance for associate degree programs in cybersecurity has been endorsed by the ACM Education Board and is complete and published.

Visit HERE to view the publication.
USA TODAY Cyber Security Publication
The National CyberWatch Center is partnering again with the USA TODAY Cybersecurity publication. CyberWatch readers will have access to this issue, which includes articles on the Internet of Things, navigating blockchain and workers in high demand, among others. This online magazine also contains a number of articles about the latest trends and happenings in cybersecurity to keep you up to date.

Read the publication HERE .
Registration for NCL is Open!
Get ready to put all your cybersecurity skills to the test in the National Cyber League (NCL). This offensive and defensive puzzle-based, capture-the-flag style cybersecurity competition is a virtual training ground for high school and college students. Participants will work on a number of challenges to demonstrate and improve their skills. Registration opens Feb. 10.

Learn more about NCL HERE .
Welcome National CyberWatch Center's Newest Members 

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It's free for academic institutions. Benefits include access to exclusive publications, grant opportunities, curricular resources, and more.
Learn more  HERE .