MISA–Catalyst Cyber Range
Technical cyber range training tailored for municipal IT professionals
Overview
The MISA-Catalyst Cyber Range program brings together MISA’s insights on the challenges faced by municipalities with Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst’s expertise in cybersecurity training and its unique cyber range platform. The cyber range platform allows participants to react and respond to various cyber threats within an ultra-realistic environment – one that looks like your organization’s digital network architecture.
Municipal Information Systems Association, Ontario (MISA Ontario) is a non-profit organization that provides technology focused online resources, directories, and events targeted to municipalities of all sizes. Their objective is to foster an engaged and active community of municipal professionals, at all levels, to share information, experiences and promote municipal IT practices in order to provide better and more cost-effective services to municipal taxpayers and clients. We represent 200+ municipalities and organizations, representing 1400+ dedicated professionals working towards more effective government.
Program Streams
The program is offered via two streams – Beginner and Intermediate – each comprising two cyber range workshops led by an experienced cybersecurity trainer. Learners will be walked through key cybersecurity concepts, with discussion centered around the municipal context, while getting hands-on experience in the Catalyst Cyber Range. Participants will undergo a short preparatory session in advance of their cyber range experience.
To learn more about both streams, please attend our MISA-Catalyst Cyber Range Virtual Open House
When: Monday, September 16th, 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Where: Virtual
Programming has been developed jointly by MISA Ontario and the Catalyst to respond to the specific needs of municipal IT professionals. The Beginner stream is designed for municipal IT professionals who are new to cybersecurity, and will include two three-hour cyber range workshops (Cybersecurity Essentials I and II).
Workshops include: Cybersecurity Essentials A & Cybersecurity Essentials B
Dates: Tuesday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 8
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Workshop Description:
Participants will receive practical experience using vulnerability assessment tools. They will learn the basics of network analysis and investigate malicious network traffic in Wireshark.
Participants will also go through the scenario from a hacker point of view that involves vulnerability identification, system exploitation, credential collection, and maintaining access to compromised systems.
Programming has been developed jointly by MISA Ontario and the Catalyst to respond to the specific needs of municipal IT professionals. The Intermediate stream is designed for municipal IT professionals who have some knowledge of cybersecurity, and will focus on incident response. The stream consists of two three-hour cyber range workshops (Incident Response and Ransomware, and Incident Response: Identification & Containment).
Workshops include: Incident Response & Ransomware & Incident Response: Identification & Containment
Dates: Tuesday, October 15 & Tuesday, October 22
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Workshop Description:
In these scenarios, participants will get to act like a hacker, breaking into multiple servers and/or domain controllers across a realistic network environment. They will get to create a phishing campaign, exploit multiple systems, as well as creating and deploying ransomware.
Participants will then identify these attacks from a Blue Team perspective using licensed enterprise grade tools such as Palo Alto, Fortigate, and Splunk.
The program costs $945 per seat, with a maximum of 20 participants per cohort. There is a 10% discount when signing up for both streams. Participants will be tested on their learnings and receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the program.
Not sure where to begin? Start here
Join us as we work to strengthen the cybersecurity of municipalities across Canada. Start by downloading our free Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan checklist. Connect with our team to learn more about customized training options for municipal organizations.
