# Cybersecurity for Federal HR: People Data and the Cyber Workforce Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Federal HR offices hold some of an agency's most sensitive data and are responsible for correctly coding every cyber-related position. This foundational course covers both responsibilities, with no cybersecurity background required.

Learners study Privacy Act requirements, need-to-know access, and everyday habits that protect personnel data. They then learn the NICE Framework and the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework, assign work role codes, and write position descriptions that attract qualified cyber candidates.

## What you'll learn

- Identify the categories of personnel data a federal HR office typically holds and manages.
- Explain why personnel data and HR systems are attractive targets for attackers.
- Apply the Privacy Act's requirements to a federal system of records.
- Apply the need-to-know principle to a request for access to personnel data.
- Identify everyday habits that reduce the risk of a personnel data exposure.
- Explain why federal agencies are required to identify and code their cyber workforce positions.
- Describe the structure of the NICE Framework, including categories, specialty areas, and work roles.
- Explain how the DoD Cyber Workforce Framework applies the NICE structure in practice.
- Assign an appropriate work role code to a described cyber position.
- Write a position description that accurately attracts qualified cyber candidates.
- Recognize common coding and recruiting mistakes that create workforce reporting problems.
- Identify the correct first step when a possible personnel data exposure is discovered.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $799