Enterprise Architecture Practitioner’s Guide (Extended)
This course lays the foundation of the core EA concepts, using TOGAF as the common vocabulary for enterprise architecture. The course then focuses on practical skills to perform the foundational activities of EA: Developing a vision; establishing an architecture baseline; developing a target business architecture, target data architecture, target application architecture, and target technology architecture. […]
Digital Engineering
This course covers the essentials of Digital Engineering, which is an advancement and evolution of proven Systems Engineering methods and frameworks. Digital Engineering is the use and development of computer models that represent all aspects of a complex product or system. The modeling process creates digital data and digital linkages that can be leveraged to […]
Digital Engineering Modeling
Digital Engineering is the use and development of computer models that represent all aspects of a complex product or system. The modeling process creates digital data and digital linkages that can be leveraged to integrate product/ system design, development, delivery, and full lifecycle support. This course teaches the essentials of Digital Engineering Modeling. The focus […]
Modern Software and Systems Engineering
This course covers the current concepts of software and systems engineering in the modern enterprise. Students will review major software development methodologies including classic SDLC/Waterfall, Rapid Development, Agile, Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and DevSecOps. Best practices in software design and implementation with a view toward recognizing and avoiding weakness and vulnerabilities in software is a […]
ISSO Certification Training Program
With the complexity and rate of change in modern information technologies and systems and the ever-increasing number of Cyber threats and attacks, the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) serves a critical role within Federal Government agencies. The ISSO must work with the Business, IT, and Security functions of the agency to ensure that Federal information […]
Cybersecurity Fundamentals for ISSOs
The Cybersecurity Fundamentals course provides students with an overview of core information assurance (IA) and cybersecurity concepts. The course will consist of lectures and hands-on labs for a multi-faceted learning experience. This course will provide a good initial foundation for participants wanting to work in a corporate or government security role and ultimately pursue an […]
Networking Fundamentals for ISSOs
Students will learn the fundamentals of computer networking, including physical components, logical design, local and wide area networks, network media including wireless and cellular, protocols, TCP/IP networks, performance considerations, and security considerations.
Leadership, Management and Communication Skills for ISSOs
Strong Information Security requires the following from an organization: additional processes and documentation; more attention to detail; coordination of teams and individuals; increased scrutiny for everyone. People and organizations are inherently resistant to all of the aforementioned. The ISSO plays a key role in ensuring that system security is achieved despite this resistance. This course […]
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance for ISSOs
This course focuses the student on a broad range of topics relative to risk-based planning and implementation for enterprise cybersecurity, looking at both internal and external threats. External threats will consider a variety of threat actors including nation states, terrorists, hactivists and criminals. Internal threats will focus on insider threat, exploring what insider threat means […]