Recognition of professional involvement
The objective is the recognition of those professionals busy and concerned about industrial cybersecurity and the consequences of “cyber” within their organizations, or as the central axis of their training, and who demonstrate a commitment to the development of this discipline.
Effort
Recognize and motivate the efforts of professionals, and support them in that personal and professional commitment to continuous improvement.
Vocation
Encourage the early vocation of students to help companies meet their demand for professionals, and students to discover an innovative and high-demand profession (based on various statistics that support the high demand for these professionals).
Professional orientation
Provide basic academic and professional guidance in industrial cybersecurity, in collaboration with training centers.
Bring supply and demand closer
Bringing the supply and demand of professionals closer together in a sector where ignorance of the real needs – by both parties – is extensive.
Collaboration
Generate an active ecosystem of dialogue and collaboration between the specialized training offer, professionals and companies.
Circle of excellence
Create a circle of excellence and quality of CCI brand Industrial Cybersecurity professionals.
Professional category
Participants with a professional career in industrial cybersecurity, whether in the performance of their functions in industrial organizations, suppliers, integrators, or any entity with a direct or indirect relationship with industrial cybersecurity, including teachers and researchers
Student category
Aimed at participants under 26 years of age, students, who are completing previous studies -industrial engineering, computer science, telecommunications or equivalent training- necessary as a basis of the knowledge required to assimilate the subsequent specialization towards industrial cybersecurity
| Requirements | Student | Professional | ||||
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| Be 25 years old or younger | ||||||
| Be a member of the CCI ecosystem | ||||||
| Access to the documentation of the Center and active participation in the CCI ecosystem | ||||||
| Attendance at events on the subject | 8h | 16h | 24h | 8h | 16h | 24h |
| Industrial cybersecurity training | 8h | 20h | 30h | 8h | 20h | 30h |
| Research work on industrial cybersecurity | ||||||
| Experience in projects / publications / teaching in industrial cybersecurity | ||||||
| Pass the online test | ||||||
| Register | Register | Register | Register | Register | Register | |
Professionals
Professionals
Professionals
To see the general conditions of participation click here
Outstanding criteria met by these professionals
- Be a member of the CCI ecosystem
- Attendance at events on the subject (minimum 8hrs)
- Industrial cybersecurity training (minimum 8hrs)
- Pass online test (minimum score of 75%)
(Access the collaborative platform to participate: https://conocimiento.cci-es.org)
White Level Professionals
Outstanding criteria met by these professionals
- Be a member of the CCI ecosystem
- Access to the documentation of the Center and participation in the CCI ecosystem
- Attendance to events on the subject (minimum 16hrs)
- Industrial cybersecurity training (minimum 20hrs)
- Pass online test (minimum score of 75%)
(Access the collaborative platform to participate: https://conocimiento.cci-es.org)
Green Level Professionals
Outstanding criteria met by these professionals
- Be a member of the CCI ecosystem
- Access to the documentation of the Center and participation in the CCI ecosystem
- Attendance at events on the subject (minimum 24 hours)
- Industrial cybersecurity training (minimum 30hrs)
- Research work on industrial cybersecurity (minimum 1200
words) - Experience in projects / publications / teaching in industrial cybersecurity
- Pass online test (minimum score of 75%)
(Access the collaborative platform to participate: https://conocimiento.cci-es.org)
Black Level Professionals
Credential system
The program to recognize the commitment of professionals in the CCI ecosystem establishes two categories of adherence, with three levels of commitment in each of them (credentials ordered from least to greatest expertise):
White level student category
Professional category white level
Green level student category
Professional category green level
Black level student category
Professional category black level
Comparison of requirements by credential
Description of requirements
- Be a member of the CCI ecosystem. There are several categories of CCI membership (membership information). CCI Members are the employees of CCI Member, Active Member or Sponsors organizations, and Professional Members. There is also the Basic Member (individual), whose registration is free through this formulary.
- Access to the documentation of the Center and active participation in the CCI ecosystem. This criterion is accredited if the participant is a Basic Member and belongs to an Active Member organization or sponsor of CCI (see CCI memberships). Or, you are a CCI Professional Member.
- Attendance at events on the subject. The information related to the event (url of the agenda), and email of the organization organizing the event must be provided.
- Training in industrial cybersecurity. The training hours will be counted according to the relationship set out in this link. Regarding the training offer not included in this list, prior consultation should be sent to info@cci-es.org where you will be informed of the possible recognition, and the number of hours that apply. The information related to the training (url of the training program), and the information email of the organization organizing the training must be provided.
- The research work on industrial cybersecurity will be carried out by prior agreement with the CCI management team. For this, the applicant will write to info@cci-es.org requesting thematic (the applicant himself can send his proposals). On the agreed theme, the applicant must write an article of about 1,200 words (equivalent to 2 pages). Those articles that the CCI management team considers, due to their quality, topicality, etc., will be published and disseminated through the CCI channels (web, blog, social networks, events, etc.), always respecting the author’s mention. from the article.
- Experience in projects / publications / teaching in industrial cybersecurity. A brief description of the project / publication / teaching must be provided, as well as the contact email of the person in charge who can confirm said dedication.
- Pass online test. Each category and level will have a short online test associated with it that the applicant must pass.
Other considerations
- These Conditions of Participation contemplate the criteria that have been identified as ‘standard’. However, CCI encourages participants to present their particular cases, or not previously collected in this document, and which may be considered as equivalent to a specific criterion. For example, training not previously identified, experience different from that stipulated by these bases, but equally valid. In these cases, the CCI management team will assess the information provided, promptly informing the interested party of the result of their evaluation.
- Membership in the program will be temporary (biannual), and may be extended (upon request of the interested party) for periods of equal duration, depending on the continuity of compliance with the criteria established for the category and level assigned. Each level change will lead to the beginning of a new two-year term.
- Participation in the training sessions of the CCI Industrial Cybersecurity Professional School generates the right to hold the Credential specified for each type of training (see programs of the CCI Industrial Cybersecurity Professional School)
- The participant with a student category credential, upon reaching 26 years of age (the maximum age in the student category is 25 years old), may automatically request their adherence to the professional category, under the following conditions:
- The white level student may directly opt for the white level professional.
- The green level student will be able to opt for the green level professional and the black level student will be able to opt for the black level professional. For this, the student must also demonstrate access to the documentation of the Center and active participation in the CCI ecosystem (see requirements)
- In case of category migration (student to professional), the validity period of the credential remains intact (a new period does not begin).