CERT Program: Training

Training CERT Training Courses Incident Handling Certification
Remote Training & Resources CERT-Developed Curricula Virtual Training Environment

Publications Catalog Historical Documents

Computer users are frequently cited as the weak link in an organization’s computer and network security strategy. The CERT Program 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. The program disseminates these curricula through its own training courses, academic institutions, and through innovative approaches, such as the Virtual Training Environment (VTE) and the CERT^® Exercise Network (XNET).

Upcoming Courses

2012

February 14-16 (ARL)
Introduction to the CERT Resilience Management Model

March 5-9 (ARL)
Information Security for Technical Staff

March 12 (ARL)
Creating a Computer Security Incident Response Team

March 13-15 (ARL)
Managing Computer Security Incident Response Teams

March 21-22 (ARL)
Insider Threat Workshop

Incident Handling Certification

The CERT^®-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler certification program complements our existing incident handling training curriculum. Learn about the requirements and benefits of earning certification, who should apply, and how to renew your certification.

Curriculum

The CERT Program has developed curricula that educational institutions can incorporate into their own programs.

Software Assurance Curriculum
In collaboration with educators from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Monmouth University, and Stevens Institute of Technology, the CERT Program has developed the first curriculum that focuses on assuring the functionality, dependability, and security of software and systems.

Survivability and Information Assurance (SIA) Curriculum
This curriculum offers a problem-solving methodology built on key SIA principles that are independent of specific technologies.

Virtual Training Environment (VTE)

The Virtual Training Environment (VTE) contains a library of instruction and reference information about information assurance, incident response, computer forensics, and other vital information security topics.

VTE Free Library
You can access VTE material in the free public library or work with the CERT Program 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.

CERT^® Exercise Network (XNET)

The CERT^® Exercise Network (XNET) extends the capabilities of VTE by providing real-world experience building and readiness evaluation via synchronous, team-based, scenario-driven cyber exercises. Experience through routine practice is known to be the decisive factor in how effectively individuals and organizations respond during combat operations and emergency situations. XNET is designed to make this routine practice web-accessible for globally distributed teams.

Collaboration

CERT staff members are collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College 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.