Industrial Internet Security Framework Technical Report
Intelligence-Driven Computer Network Defense
Information Technology - Information Sharing and Analysis Center
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
NSA Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition
NSF Advisory Commi8ttee for Cyberinfrastructure
NIST Systems Engineering Guidance
Semantic Scholar Cybersecurity Search
Stanford Cybersecurity Library
Small Business Cybersecurity Workbook
The Defender’s Dilemma: Charting a Course Toward Cybersecurity
US-CERT Technical Publications
Paths to Learn About Cybersecurity
BSA Cyber Chip
CISO Mind Map
Cybersecurity Canon
Cybersecurity Definition
Cyberseek
Cybersecurity - Homeland Security
Cyber League
CyberPatriot Program
Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC)
Cybersecurity Pros Face Zero Unemployment
DARPA Cyber Competition Framework for Automated Cybersecurity
Future of Cybersecurity Innovation
Get 'em while they're young: One fix for cyber labor shortage
GenCyber Program
Glossary of AI Terms for Cyber Security
Glossary of Cyber Security Terms
Hacking the Cybersecurity Demand Curve
Homeland Security Cybersecurity
How to land a cybersecurity job
It’s not where you start — it’s how you finish: Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap with a new collar approach
MIT students and others teaching IBM Watson about cybersecurity
National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE)
NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Excellence
NICCS Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
NSA/DHS National Cybersecurity CAE Designated Institutions
National CyberWatch Cybersecurity Curriculum Model
National Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA)
Path to a Career in Cyber by Gary Hayslip
Plan X: DARPA's Revolutionary Cyber Security Platform
TechHire Initiative
Tips for Breaking Into the Cybersecurity Industry
The Path to a Cybersecurity Governance Career
The Growing Threats to Cybersecurity
Top 10 Cities for Security Jobs
YouTube Cybersecurity Videos
US-CERT + Publications
Virus Bulletin
Acknowledgements & Introduction to Information Links
Attending the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders empowered me to be a technologist. Congress speakers coached delegates to articulate our vision and ask academic, business and government leaders for advice to help us achieve the next milestone. I did this by creating a detailed LinkedIn profile, researching cybersecurity companies and inviting their officers to connect with me on LinkedIn. I let cybersecurity leaders know that I planned to attend UTSA and major in cybersecurity. Many introduced resources or offered information and guidance when they accepted my invitation.
Attending GenCyber 2016 at UT Dallas and completing Professor Henson's Cybersecurity and Advanced Cybersecurity programs introduced information that helped me research cybersecurity career information and identify the links on this career map.
Additional support included Professor Henson mentoring me during GenCyber, Ms. Wristers supporting my high school independent study class which encompassed watching 257 Professor Messer’s CompTIA SY0-401 Security+ video training course, studying to take the CompTIA Security+ certification exam, identifying and researching the links on this map, and years of talking to support staff after studying their company's anti-virus and anti-malware programs.
The cybersecurity career map project reflects my passion for technology. Since the 4th grade, I have been identifying, learning and using anti-virus programs that have built-in firewalls with HIPS capabilities to understand how these firewalls protect users from internet / network-born threats. I learned how second opinion anti-malware applications can be used when the primary anti-virus software fails to detect all the viruses on client devices. I study how each anti-virus / anti-malware program detects the latest threats by analyzing its signature database information and the algorithms that are used to detect viruses. I study each anti-virus programs’ heuristics / zero-day threat blocking capabilities to understand the behavior and characteristics of suspicious files.
I learn by reading about cyber security issues and solutions. Many of my LinkedIn contacts share leading edge information that helps me learn new things about cybersecurity threats and solutions. I also learn by identifying new zero-day viruses and recommending that those files be added to anti-malware software programs signature databases. I analyze cloud-based definitions to understand how anti-virus programs can compile multiple signatures into a single signature database to detect a wider range of viruses. I hope the following information helps others develop their interest in cybersecurity. I encourage everyone to use these links as a starting point to create your own XMind Cybersecurity Career Map.
Map to Develop A Cybersecurity Career By Will Smith, Senior Lake Travis High School, Class of 2017
I began learning about technology in grade school. I discovered that I am a technologist. My passion is making technology work for everyone. I want to share this infomration in a format that helps others create their own cybersecurity career path. I plan to attend UT San Antonio and major in cybersecurity. I want to work in a career that makes our technology and country's information technology infrastructure safe from cyberthreats. I created this cybersecurity career map as part of an independent study class during my senior year in high school. I also completed Professor Messer’s CompTIA SY0-401 Security+ 257 video training course and am currently studying to take the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. My interest in cybersecurity began in the 4th grade. Since then, I have learned, installed and used Avast, Avira, AVG, Bitdefender, BullGuard, Cisco PacketTracer, ComboFix, Comodo, DameWare, Dr.Web, Emsisoft, ESET, F-Secure, G-Data, Hitman Pro, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Microsoft Security Essentials, McAfee, Microsoft Windows Defender, Panda, Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro Anti-Virus and WebRoot. Since grade school. I have been researching and learning how antivirus programs that have built-in firewalls with HIPS capabilities protect users from Internet / network-born threats. I study how an antivirus / anti-malware program detects the latest threats. I learned to do this by analyzing their signature database information and the algorithms the programs use to detect viruses. I study antivirus programs’ heuristics / zero-day threat blocking capabilities to understand the behavior and characteristics of suspicious files. I identify new zero-day viruses and recommend that those files be added to the anti-malware software program’s signature database. I analyze cloud-based definitions to understand how one antivirus program can compile multiple signatures into a single signature database to detect a wider range of viruses. I learned how second-opinion, anti-malware applications can be used when the primary antivirus software fails to detect all the viruses. Since middle school, I have been making developer-level recommendations to improve operating systems, anti-virus & malware programs and cloud services including: Apple OS, Azure, Office365 and Windows OS. Last summer between my junior and senior years in high school, I successfully completed Fundamentals of Cyber Security-GenCyber and Advanced Cyber Security-GenCyber at the University of Texas Dallas. Funded by the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation. the programs help address the shortfall of skilled cybersecurity professionals. Our GenCyber professor introduced qualified students to knowledge, skills, and technology that are required to maintain cybersecurity systems. During the Advanced Cyber Security GenCyber program, I was introduced to academic tracks to prepare myself for a cybersecurity career. The program also helped me understand how to properly configure Windows and Linux systems to minimize their exposure to cyber-attacks by remote adversaries. Numerous times, I removed malware and viruses from devices that were seriously infected including Apple and Windows OS, Office Programs and Mobile OS. I have completed hundreds of Windows and Apple OS devices and mobile device repairs. I use Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk Inventor Professional 2017, Qsys - Altera’s System Integration Tool, Parallels Desktop for Mac, VisualStudio Enterprise 2015, VMware Workstation Pro 12 and XMind.