2022 SC Awards Finalists: Best IT Security-Related Training Program

With the industry reeling from attacks and a shortage of talent, AttackIQ saw a need to educate security professionals on the practice of threat-informed defense. In April 2020, the company launched AttackIQ Academy to accelerate the practice of threat-informed defense and arm security practitioners with current, practical, and applicable cybersecurity skills. The AttackIQ Academy provides free, self-paced entry-level and advanced cybersecurity training that includes a modularized curriculum and hands-on cyberrange labs. Labs are built on scalable, cloud-hosted infrastructure and provide learners with virtual environments for realistic exercises. Students practice with scenarios that give them the skills to recognize threats, understand attackers’ methods, and quickly close potential gaps.

The free programs are designed specifically for small organizations that most likely do not have a CSO, CIO, CTO, or any person with specific responsibility for IT security. Certificate holders learn how to effectively manage staff to become cyber-ready and discover how to build a new culture of cyber readiness. They also will be taught to develop and implement practical processes that bolster cybersecurity.

INE’s cybersecurity learning courses include more than 7,000 hours of video, 5,100 hands-on resources, and 800 courses, and recently expanded its lab platform to include 2,200+ browser-based labs that offer more opportunity to practice real-world scenarios in sandboxed environments. INE’s free Starter Pass offers access to more than 66 hours of instruction, videos, slides, and 30 hands-on labs that prepare students for the eJPT at no charge. In addition, INE hosts regular, interactive live-streams on its “INE Live” platform and social media channels that feature instructors, executives, and outside experts to address current issues within cybersecurity and the IT industry.

KnowBe4’s security awareness training and simulated phishing platform aims to educate end users to be more vigilant when opening emails, sending personal information, clicking on links and downloading attachments. KnowBe4 has dedicated customer success managers to help every single new customer get set up with the console and begin educating their end users immediately, as well as the world’s largest library of security awareness training content, which enables our customers to educate their end users with the largest variety of content available.

RangeForce offers an interactive, on-demand, and highly scalable cybersecurity skills development platform that includes expert-designed cyber defense exercises for individuals and teams to build cyber readiness. The platform helps organizations orchestrate training and operationalize best practices for threat identification, response and mitigation, ensuring individuals and teams can quickly and effectively respond to the next unexpected security incident.