CERT: Training

Training CERT Training Courses Incident Handling Certification
Remote Training & Resources Virtual Training Environment Survivability & Information Assurance Curriculum

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Computer users are frequently cited as the weak link in an organization’s computer and network security strategy. CERT works to create an international workforce skilled in information assurance and survivability by developing curricula on information assurance and security incident response for executives, managers, educators, software engineers, and network administrators and front-line system operators. CERT disseminates these curricula through its own training courses, academic institutions, and through innovative approaches, such as the Virtual Training Environment (VTE).

Upcoming Courses

October 14 (ARL)
Creating a Computer Security Information Response Team

October 15-17 (ARL)
Managing Computer Security Information Response Teams

October 21-23 (ARL)
Assessing Information Security Risk Using the OCTAVE Approach

November 3-7 (PGH)
Advanced Information Security

Virtual Training Environment (VTE)

CERT's Virtual Training Environment (VTE) is a library of information assurance and computer forensics best practices. It contains more than 160 hours of multimedia-based instruction targeted at system administrators and computer incident first responders.

VTE Free Library
You can access VTE material in the free public library or work with CERT® to develop training courses for your organization.

Request Access
If you are a member of an organization that has contracted for VTE access, check out the access form.

Incident Handling Certification

CERT has created a program to certify individuals in computer security incident handling. This certification program complements our existing incident handling training curriculum.

CERT®-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler
Learn about the requirements and benefits of earning certification, who should apply, and how to renew your certification.

Curriculum

CERT has developed a downloadable three-course curriculum in survivability and information assurance (SIA). This curriculum offers a problem-solving methodology built on key SIA principles that are independent of specific technologies.

Collaboration

CERT staff members are collaborating with the Carnegie Mellon University H. J. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, teaching courses in the Information Security Management specialization of the Master of Information Systems Management program and in the CIO Institute. CERT staff members are also teaching information security courses in graduate programs in the Carnegie Mellon University Information Networking Institute.