Review the NICE Workforce Framework. Are there certain areas that you would want to focus your career on? Explain which areas are most appealing to you and which are least appealing.

After reviewing the NICE framework for cybersecurity, I have found a few areas where I would like to focus on my career. Based on my motives, I have found that Protect & Defend is my most appealing area because I have found an interest in using threat intelligence and incident response skills. Another area where I that I found appealing is Analyze because as an athlete, I have been built around a culture where being proactive is the norm and using proactive defense techniques to safeguard and outthink others would benefit me a lot. I’ve also found some areas that I found least appealing as well. I was less drawn to Operate & Maintain and Oversee & Govern, as I prefer dynamic, technical work over administrative or policy-heavy responsibilities. However, although I wasn’t drawn to them initially, I wouldn’t be opposed to working in those fields.