Our Work

Protecting critical infrastructure

Every critical sector defended by people trained on realistic models of the systems they protect.

Led by the Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative, an ISAC Foundation centre. 2 commitments for 2030.

The problem and who we serve

Control systems run for decades and cannot be patched like laptops. Defenders need to practise on realistic models of the plants they protect. We establish Centres of Excellence with governments and research AI-driven discovery and virtual patching.

Beneficiaries
Utilities, transport, telecom, defence, government
Geography
India, UAE, Indonesia and partner nations

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The Initiative driving this outcome: Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative

The Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative is the ISAC Foundation centre responsible for this outcome.

Protecting what the world cannot afford to lose. Preparing defenders to safeguard the essential systems that sustain modern civilisation.

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The Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Initiative works through training, services, community, research and platforms.

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2 projects need funding to meet these commitments

Cyber Ranges

A city in miniature, where engineers learn to defend the real one.

A physical cyber range is a scale model of a city, a grid or an airport on real industrial controllers. Sponsored at universities, it trains the engineers critical sectors cannot find.

Our 2030 Commitment: 10 New Cyber Ranges

Critical Infrastructure Defenders

The engineers who keep the lights on are the hardest to find.

A CSR skilling programme: 1,000 OT defenders certified on physical cyber ranges, and 1,000 leaders and board members through live-fire exercises.

Our 2030 Commitment: 1,000 Critical Infrastructure Defenders Trained

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Take part: training and services

Certifications (2)

  1. OT and ICS defender track: OT and ICS skills, recorded on NSD.
  2. Offensive AI credential track: AI-assisted vulnerability research and virtual patching.

Services (2)

  1. Centre of Excellence design for a host: Range, curriculum, faculty and first cohort for a host institution.
  2. Sector resilience assessment: For utilities and PSUs.

Take part: community

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Also in this community: CoE alumni across host countries · Kushti OT editions

Platforms you can use now

  1. Cyberange: Cyberange models, with content for MalCon and Cyber Drills.

Research: the standards, reports and open source behind this work

  1. Offensive AI standard: Draft.
  2. Disclosure framework: Published.
  3. Sector threat models
  4. Open source: virtual patch toolkit
  5. Open source: sealed-target harness

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