Cyber Security

Cyber Security

Introduction

Information technology, along with the internet, has offered a number of benefits to the Organizations of varying natures all over the world thereby facilitating and easing a number of functions. However, it cannot be denied that the internet has also exposed the data and the internal network of the Organizations to numerous threats from the outside global network. Hence, the threats of Cyber attacks are undoubtedly the biggest challenge the Organizations in the recent times faces. NICE or National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education is one such platform that aims to reduce the threats of the Cyber attacks and ensuring high network security to be able to do so.

Discussion

NICE and its Initiative

NICE and the technology solutions it offers, undoubtedly plays an important part in reducing the frequency of occurrence of the Cyber attacks. The fundamental initiative of NICE is to build and encourage cybersecurity competence and awareness across the nation (Melnitzky, 2011). However, NICE plans to do so thereby developing a highly skilled and agile workforce that is capable of identifying and responding to the dynamic, more frequent and rapidly developing arrangement of the cyber threats.

Value of the NICE and its Importance in Security Profession and Individual Organizations

The framework by NICE emphasizes on spreading awareness about Cyber attacks with the help of common lexicon and working taxonomy which can be overlaid in to the existing occupational structure of any organization. Therefore, NICE remains committed to planning, building and sustaining a high-class cybersecurity setup with contributions from a number of fields such as computer science, information technology, computer and network engineering, program management and information assurance through the Cybersecurity. Therefore, the security profession is likely to further develop and strengthen with the contributions of other relevant fields (McDuffie, 2011). Moreover, the Organizations adapting these frameworks will ultimately have ...