The CISO Academy
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
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Abstract
In this paper, we describe the joint project that a Postal Service and SEI team conducted to develop the academy’s curriculum, the need that led to its formation, the experiences of its first graduating class members, and next steps in this groundbreaking approach to tackling cybersecurity workforce development.
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Curtis, P., Fowler, S., Tobar, D., & Ulicne, D. (2017, February 23). The CISO Academy. Retrieved August 10, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/the-ciso-academy/.
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author={Curtis, Pamela and Fowler, Summer and Tobar, David and Ulicne, David},
title={The CISO Academy},
month={Feb},
year={2017},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/the-ciso-academy/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-10}
}
Curtis, Pamela, Summer Fowler, David Tobar, and David Ulicne. "The CISO Academy." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, February 23, 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/the-ciso-academy/.
P. Curtis, S. Fowler, D. Tobar, and D. Ulicne, "The CISO Academy," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 23-Feb-2017 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/the-ciso-academy/. [Accessed: 10-Aug-2026].
Curtis, Pamela, Summer Fowler, David Tobar, and David Ulicne. "The CISO Academy." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 23 Feb. 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/the-ciso-academy/. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
Curtis, Pamela; Fowler, Summer; Tobar, David; & Ulicne, David. The CISO Academy. Software Engineering Institute. 2017. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/the-ciso-academy/