To help you navigate the world of cybersecurity careers, we’ve compiled a curated collection of trusted resources from career exploration tools like CyberSeek and the NICE Workforce Framework, to hands-on learning platforms like TryHackMe and TryCyber, to scholarship programs, competition opportunities, and certification roadmaps. Whether you’re just beginning to explore the field or helping a student map out their next steps, these links are a great place to start. Please note that this resource hub is in its preliminary stage — we are just getting started.
As Explore Cyber grows, so will this site. We are actively working to expand our library of tools, guides, and pathways to better serve students, advisors, counselors, and educators across the country. Check back often, and don’t hesitate to reach out with resources you’d like to see added. This is a living, growing community — and we’re building it together.
- NICE Framework Resouce (NIST): https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/nice-framework-resource-center
- NICE Framework Resources (CAE Website): https://caecommunity.org/news/unveiling-nice-framework-components-v100-explore-latest-updates-today
- CyberSeek HeatMap and Career Pathways: https://www.cyberseek.org/
- NICCS Cyber Career Pathways Tool: https://niccs.cisa.gov/workforce-development/cyber-career-pathways-tool
- OPM Cyber Workforce Dashboard: https://www.opm.gov/data/data-products/cyber-workforce-dashboard/
- Security Certification Roadmap: https://pauljerimy.com/security-certification-roadmap/
- CAE Community Website: https://caecommunity.org/
- CAE Atlas – Competition Map: https://cyber-atlas.caecommunity.org/
- National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE) Website: https://www.ncyte.net/
- Cyber Corp Scholarship for Service:http://sfs.opm.gov
- DOD Cyber Service Academy: https://public.cyber.mil/wid/csa
- Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship: https://www.faitfellowship.org/
- Diplomatic Technology Officer: https://www.faitfellowship.org/dto-career/
- US Cyber Patriot: https://www.uscyberpatriot.org
- GenCyber: https://www.gen-cyber.com
- National Cyber League: https://nationalcyberleague.org
- Pico CTF: https://pictoctf.org
- TryCyber: https://trycyber.us
- Try Hack Me: https://tryhackme.com/
- Cisco Skills for All: https://skillsforall.com/
- Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS): https://www.wicys.org/
- CISA Internships: https://www.cisa.gov/careers/work-rolescyber-and-it-interns
- Emates: https://myemates.org