CySO Training Course

Dive into the core elements of CySO expertise through engaging modules that cover:

• Maritime Operations Fundamentals: Gain a deep understanding of general vessel, facility, and OCS operations, including conditions that impact cybersecurity in dynamic marine environments.
• Cybersecurity Best Practices and Guidance: Explore industry-leading strategies for defending against threats, with a focus on proactive measures to ensure system resilience.
• Incident Response and Planning: Learn to develop, implement, and execute Cyber Incident Response Plans tailored to maritime settings, ensuring swift recovery from breaches.
• Cybersecurity Plan Development: Master the creation and maintenance of robust Cybersecurity Plans, integrating them seamlessly into Vessel Security Plans (VSPs), Facility Security Plans (FSPs), or OCS FSPs.
• Equipment and Systems Expertise: Hands-on training with cybersecurity tools, hardware, and software, including IT/OT systems critical to maritime infrastructure.
• Audits, Inspections, and Monitoring Techniques: Discover proven methods for conducting audits, inspections, and ongoing monitoring to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
• Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Navigate key laws, regulations, and compliance requirements specific to maritime cybersecurity, including federal preemption and reporting obligations.
• Training and Education Strategies: Develop effective instruction techniques to build cybersecurity awareness and skills among teams, fostering a culture of vigilance.
• Sensitive Information Handling: Learn secure protocols for managing Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and communications to prevent unauthorized disclosures.
• Threat Intelligence and KEVs: Stay ahead of evolving risks by analyzing current cybersecurity threat patterns and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs), with real-time case studies.
• Human Threat Recognition: Identify behavioral indicators and characteristics of potential insider or external threats to enhance proactive security measures.
• Drills and Exercises Assessment: Design, conduct, and evaluate cybersecurity drills and exercises to test plans and improve response capabilities.

Applied Security Convergence works with critical infrastructure organizations to integrate and streamline security measures within small or medium enterprises to help them prepare for or assess organizational regulatory compliance. Their experienced cyber and physical security professionals works side-by-side with maritime and defense industry facility owners and operators to improve their compliance with frameworks such as CMMC, ISO, and maritime physical/cyber regulatory requirements.