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The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER OTSEC Cyber Defense Certifications are the most comprehensive OT certifications offered in the industry. Certifications offer offensive and defense cyber security training in live and simulated energy environments to sharpen your skills and abilities in this specialized field.
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OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CYBER SECURITY CERTIFICATIONS
Choose from the following OTSEC certification tracks to demonstrate your proficiency with ICS/OT Cyber Security and electrify your career goals.
The Cyber Defense Associate Certification (CDAC) program helps you gain the skills and knowledge necessary to secure and defend Operational Technology (OT) and Bulk Electric Systems (BES). You will learn critical cyber asset identification, critical infrastructure protection standards, consequence informed engineering practices, cyber defense assessment and architecture principles, cyber security measures, and management, incident, and recovery practices.
CYBER DEFENSE PROFESSIONAL
The Cyber Defense Professional Certification (CDPC) program helps you gain the additional skills and knowledge necessary to advance your cyber security career and better secure Bulk Electric Systems (BES). You will test and demonstrate your competency and proficiency in a simulated environment. This program prepares you for OT vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, advanced incident response, forensics, sabotage reporting, and other advanced defense techniques and tactics.
CYBER DEFENSE EXPERT
The Cyber Defense Expert Certification (CDEC) program helps you prepare and demonstrate expert proficiency in all aspects of Operational Technology (OT) and Bulk Electric System (BES) cyber security. You will learn to build and test secure systems and advance your skills beyond peacetime cyber threats with our wartime preparedness training. You will also complete several advanced simulations using real industrial systems to prepare for real time attack interruption and recovery.