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TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS, COMPAINES, PRODUCTS, AND YOUR WORKFORCE.

TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS, COMPAINES, PRODUCTS, AND YOUR WORKFORCE.

TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS, COMPAINES, PRODUCTS, AND YOUR WORKFORCE.

TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS, COMPAINES, PRODUCTS, AND YOUR WORKFORCE.

TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS, COMPAINES, PRODUCTS, AND YOUR WORKFORCE.

TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS, COMPAINES, PRODUCTS, AND YOUR WORKFORCE.

COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

We train and certify your cyber security STAFF with our OTSEC Cyber Defense Certifications, your WORKFORCE with Secure Workforce Awareness Training (SWAT), and your COMPANY/PRODUCT with our Assurance Services offering your company verification and validation seals that recognize your cyber security achievements. 

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CYBER DEFENSE CERTIFICATIONS

SECURE VALIDATE | FORTIFY CERTIFY

CYBER DEFENSE CERTIFICATIONS

BECOME OTSEC CERTIFIED TODAY!

The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER OTSEC certifications are the first and only industry recognized cybersecurity certifications for protecting energy power stations, substations, transmission, and distribution (collectively known as the Bulk Electric Systems). These specialized certification tracks prepare you for a successful and rewarding career in energy cyber security. Reward and need based scholarships may also be available. LEARN MORE HERE.

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WORKFORCE TRAINING (SWAT)

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CYBER DEFENSE CERTIFICATIONS

SHIFT LEFT WITH SWAT.

The CYBER DEFENSE CENTER Secure Workforce Awareness Training (SWAT) delivers on consequence driven cyber informed engineering practices shifting awareness and cyber security principles left in the engineering lifecycle. This workforce development training is tailored for staff, executives, IT, and OT engineers. These unique workforce development programs allow the organization to battle ready your workforce against today's emerging cyber threats. 

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SECURE VALIDATE | FORTIFY CERTIFY

SECURE VALIDATE | FORTIFY CERTIFY

SECURE VALIDATE | FORTIFY CERTIFY

SECURE VALIDATE or FORTIFY CERTIFY!

CYBER DEFENSE CENTER

ASSURANCE seals provides multiple paths to voluntarily demonstrate critical infrastructure protection (CIP) conformance with NERC CIP and consequence driven cyber informed engineering practices. Validation and Certification seals can be earned as part of a comprehensive Site Acceptance Test (SAT) that is performed by a certified Protection Partner. Earning a CYBER DEFENSE CENTER SECURE or FORTIFY seal demonstrates your organization's commitment to cyber defense. 

DEMONSTRATE SECURITY

SECURE WORKFORCE AWARENESS TRAINING (SWAT)

THE HUMAN FACTOR: Top 10 Human risks

1) Loss of laptops and portable computing devices

2) Timely notification of security incidents

3) Complexity and diversity of passwords

4) Not displaying or sharing credentials

5) Clicking on phishing links

6) Disclosure of sensitive information

7) Accidental data loss or deletion

8) Visiting risky or infected internet sites 

9) Connecting to insecure networks

10) Policing physical access violations

PRIORTY: PEOPLE - Training with a Purpose

People should be the top spend on all security budgets. CYBER DEFENSE CENTER gamifies training to make it engaging and fun. Organizations that have used SWAT have been able to achieve 100% no click rates and badge compliance in record time. Any organization that hopes to be ready to identify and respond to cyber attacks owes it to its employees and contractors to find the gaps in human knowledge and provide exercises and training to fill these gaps. A solid security skills assessment and training program can provide actionable information to decision makes about where security awareness needs to be improved and can also determine proper allocation of limited resources to improve security practices.  

Consequence Informed Engineering Training

CYBER DEFENSE CENTER provides a specialized training program to shift your technology and engineering staff left to security by design.  This training helps your workforce  better understand and apply consequence-informed engineering principles to mitigate the most significant risks in ICS environments. 

COMPANY CERTIFICATIONS

FORTIFY CERTIFIED

 

Our FORTIFY certification seal is exclusively awarded to member companies that have a proven cyber defense posture that is aligned with CYBER DEFENSE CENTER defense principles and Assurance practices. This certification seal is more than just a symbol of trust and great cyber defense, it is a backing of the company if they experience a breach. This means that if a CYBER DEFENSE CENTER FORTIFY certified member experiences a data or privacy breach for a capability we monitor, we take first chair in breach response costs. This seal is intended to be the ultimate symbol of defense - that the company is more than just secure, that they are fortified and backed by the CYBER DEFENSE CENTER. This level of ASSURANCE is only offered in industries where there is a necessity for customers to feel safe against threats to infrastructure or commerce from advanced and persistent cyber threats. Our FORTIFY seal compares to the assurance you receive from the FDIC for you bank deposits on the case of a robbery or run on the bank. To be awarded this highly sought-after seal, the company MUST successfully complete the following:


REQUIREMENTS

1) The company MUST meet maturity, conformance, cyber defense posture, and performance measurement targets aligned with CYBER DEFENSE CENTER principles, training, testing, services, and programs before earning the FORTIFY certified seal; and 

2) The recipient company MUST submit to on demand audit rights to the Protection Partner and CYBER DEFENSE CENTER using approved rules of engagement and testing criteria; and

3) The company MUST complete active defense testing at multiple layers of the architecture using state of the art defense grade tools and methods that tests detection and prevention policies against all known malware variants; and

4) The company MUST participate in intelligence sharing with public/private sector partners aligned with the  CYBER DEFENSE CENTER; and

5) The company MUST receive consistently high scores in coordinated RESPONSE service exercises. 

PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS

SECURE VALIDATED

 Our SECURE validation seal demonstrates that a product meets CYBER DEFENSE CENTER defense posture principles and has reached a validated status of measurable testing maturity as part of the product's Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) procedures. This validation seal further represents that the product is subject to ongoing testing and assurance practices through the CYBER DEFENSE CENTER or Protection Partners. To successfully be awarded this seal, the company MUST have successfully completed the following: 


REQUIREMENTS 

1) Submit products for CYBER DEFENSE CENTER exclusive testing; and

2) Develop testing maturity for risk management practices that align with CYBER DEFENSE CENTER Assurance principles; and

3) Work with an approved CYBER DEFENSE CENTER Protection Partner for initial and annual validation surveillance; and

4) Complete our SECURE validation application, ethics and intellectual privacy agreements, and a recommended security commitment attestation letter. 

5) Have an active corporate SECURE membership in good standing with the CYBER DEFENSE CENTER for ongoing certification. 

INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATIONS

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.

Subject to License from CYBER DEFENSE CENTER, CYBER DEFENSE ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION (DCAC) badge.

CYBER DEFENSE ASSOCIATE

ENTRY

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. 

Subject to License from CYBER DEFENSE CENTER, CYBER DEFENSE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (DCPC) badge.

CYBER DEFENSE PROFESSIONAL

INDUSTRY

 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.     

Subject to License from CYBER DEFENSE CENTER, CYBER DEFENSE expert CERTIFICATION (DCEC) badge.

CYBER DEFENSE EXPERT

LEADER

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. 

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CYBER DEFENSE CENTER offers services under our ASEND program for learners in our community with a passion for cyber security and a desire to serve:


1) Training and certification courses and materials offered by the CYBER DEFENSE CENTER training programs including the OTSEC Cyber Defense Certifications; and

2) Apprenticeships and scholarships that allow you to earn and learn; and

3) Sponsorship or discounts for cyber security training and courses from our educational partners; and

4) Sponsorship to attend cyber security conferences and events; and

5) Internships with regional DEFEND partners or with Force Labs; and

6) Sponsorship to pursue passion projects through Force Labs; and

7) Teacher assistant roles for curriculum development with regional Universities and schools that align their technical programs with CYBER DEFENSE CENTER training; and

8) Lab tech opportunities to support the CYBER DEFENSE CENTER certification labs and simulation environments; and

9) Exclusive bounty testing participation; and

10) Opportunities to give back with fun-raisers and charity events; and

11) Workforce development for critical infrastructure organizations; and

12) Participation in our CTF select league for Colorado, Force4.


JOIN us today in securing our community. The top is within reach! Submit an inquiry today to ASCEND!

 



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