Government Career Paths
Managed by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) is a premier online resource for cybersecurity education, careers, and training. For those unfamiliar with NICCS, it’s a program designed to help citizens find the education and training they need to advance their careers and close the skill gaps in the cybersecurity workforce. Needless to say it is a great source for those who are passionate about cybersecurity awareness, training, and education and career structure.
NICCS has developed a interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework which provides a common language for cyber roles, jobs, and helps define personal requirements in cybersecurity. Intrinsec and NICCS have identified how the courses we provide fit in with the 7 categories found within the Cybersecurity Workforce Framework – the categories are based on extensive job analyses that groups together work and workers that share common major functions, regardless of job titles or other occupational terms.
We invite you to visit the Intrinsec LLC NICCS page and discover how our courses align with the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the NICCS framework categories.
View Intrinsec’s page on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) website.
Baseline Level Requirements
The Department of Defense (DoD) created the 8570.01 directive with the goal of unifying the overall cyberspace workforce and establish specific workforce elements to align, manage and standardize cyberspace work roles, baseline qualifications and training requirements.
The courses below provides a list of DoD approved IA baseline certifications, all being aligned to each category and level of the IA workforce.
Technical Level
| Level I | Level II | Level III |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | Security+ | CISSP |
| Network+ | SSCP | CISA |
| SSCP | Other: GSEC, SCNP | Other: GSE, SCNA |
Management Level
| Level I | Level II | Level III |
|---|---|---|
| CAP | CAP | CISSP |
| Security+ | CISSP, CISM | CISM |
| Other: GISF, GSLC | Other: GSLC | Other: GSLC |
Computer Network Defense (CND) Certifications
| Analyst | Infrastructure Support | Incident Responder | Auditor | SP-Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEH | CEH | CEH | CEH | CISSP-ISSMP |
| Other: GCIA | SSCP |
Information Assurance System Architecture and Engineering (IASAE) Certifications
| Level I | Level II | Level III |
|---|---|---|
| CISSP | CISSP | CISSP-ISSAP |
| CISSP-ISSEP |
Baseline Level Requirements
The Department of Defense (DoD) created the 8570.01 directive with the goal of unifying the overall cyberspace workforce and establish specific workforce elements to align, manage and standardize cyberspace work roles, baseline qualifications and training requirements.
The courses below provides a list of DoD approved IA baseline certifications, all being aligned to each category and level of the IA workforce.
