Cyber Workforce Development
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6 Lessons Learned from Hosting the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition
During its six years supporting the President's Cup, the SEI has fielded nearly 4,000 help-desk tickets.
Read More•By John Diricco
In Cyber Workforce Development

Generative AI and Software Engineering Education
Educators have had to adapt to rapid developments in generative AI to provide a realistic perspective to their students. In this post, experts discuss generative AI and software engineering education.
Read More•By Ipek Ozkaya, Douglas Schmidt (William & Mary)
In Artificial Intelligence Engineering


Designing Great Challenges for Cybersecurity Competitions
This blog post highlights the SEI’s experience developing cybersecurity challenges for the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition and general-purpose guidelines and best practices for developing effective challenges.
Read More•By Jarrett Booz, Josh Hammerstein, Matt Kaar
In Cyber Workforce Development


The Benefits of Cyber Assessment Training
This post discusses how cybersecurity assessments can help critical infrastructure organizations improve their cybersecurity with help from free assessment tools developed by the SEI and offered by the U.S. government.
Read More•By Rhonda Brown, Alexander Petrilli
In Cybersecurity Engineering


Using Machine Learning to Increase the Fidelity of Non-Player Characters in Training Simulations
Use of machine-learning (ML) modeling and a suite of software tools to create decision-making preferences that make non-player characters (NPCs) more realistic in simulations.
Read More•By Dustin D. Updyke, Thomas G. Podnar, Geoffrey B. Dobson, John Yarger
In Cyber Workforce Development


Generating Realistic Non-Player Characters for Training Cyberteams
This SEI Blog post describes efforts underway to improve the realism of non-player characters (NPCs) in training exercises with new software called ANIMATOR.
Read More•By Dustin D. Updyke, Tyler Brooks
In Cyber Workforce Development


Six Free Tools for Creating a Cyber Simulator
It can be hard for developers of cybersecurity training to create realistic simulations and training exercises when trainees are operating in closed (often classified) environments with no ability to connect …
Read More•By Joseph Mayes
In Cyber Workforce Development

Structuring the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Organization
Most organizations, no matter the size or operational environment (government or industry), employ a senior leader responsible for information security and cybersecurity....
Read More•By Nader Mehravari, Julia H. Allen
In Cyber Workforce Development

