Our Programs & Impact

Cybersecurity Is Stronger
When We Act Together

Bringing people, programs, and purpose together to build cyber resilience across talent, practitioners, and the MSP ecosystem.

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Core Programs
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Our Program Philosophy

Practical. Accessible. Community-driven.

CyberRISE programs are practical, accessible, and community driven. We prioritize real world application, collaboration, and continuous improvement informed by outcomes and practitioner feedback.

Real-World Application

Every CyberRISE program prioritizes hands-on experience in professional environments because practical skill development happens through doing, not just learning.

Community-Driven Collaboration

Students, practitioners, and MSPs work together across programs — creating a resilient ecosystem rather than isolated silos.

Outcome-Focused Delivery

We measure and act on real data: participation quality, learning outcomes, practitioner clarity, and MSP stabilization. We then use that data to refine every engagement.

Continuous Improvement

Programs evolve based on what works in practice. Practitioner feedback, participant outcomes, and real-world results shape every iteration of what we build and deliver.

Our Programs

Three programs. One mission.

CyberRISE operates three core programs that work together to strengthen the cybersecurity ecosystem — each serving a distinct audience while reinforcing shared outcomes.

Students & Early Career

The Hackening

A mentorship-driven pipeline connecting students and early-career professionals with real-world cybersecurity experience while contributing value back to practitioners and MSPs.

The Hackening connects students with hands-on penetration testing and security assessment experiences through structured mentorship. Participants build practical skills while delivering meaningful insights that support practitioners and the MSPs they serve.

Program Director: Adam Anderson

Real-world Experience Mentorship Pipeline Workforce Readiness
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Practitioners & Organizations

Framework Maps️

Visual tools and structured mappings that help cybersecurity practitioners translate complex frameworks into clear, actionable, repeatable implementation.

Framework Maps transforms complex cybersecurity frameworks into clear, visual guidance that helps practitioners move from theory toward confident, repeatable implementation. Practical, actionable understanding of controls and coverage. CIS Controls v8.1 — all 153 safeguards mapped.

Program Director: Bob Miller

Framework Clarity Actionable Understanding Practitioner Tools
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Managed Service Providers

MSP911 🚨

Rapid-response support for Managed Service Providers facing cybersecurity incidents or significant operational strain

MSP911 provides case-based advisory support, proven playbooks, and volunteer practitioner support to help MSPs stabilize environments, recover from incidents, and strengthen long-term resilience. 50+ MSPs supported to date.

Program Director: Chris Loehr

Stabilization Decision Clarity Improved Security Posture
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This isn't three separate programs sharing a logo. It's one system.

MSP911 responds to real incidents and sees where defenses actually fail. Framework Maps takes those failure patterns and converts them into actionable implementation guidance. The Hackening puts students into supervised engagements that validate whether that guidance works in practice. Results feed back into MSP911 and Framework Maps.

Every program makes the others stronger. Every engagement generates insight that improves the whole ecosystem.

Who We Serve

Together, Building a Resilient Cybersecurity Ecosystem.

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Cybersecurity Students & Early Career Professionals

Individuals entering the field who need real-world experience, mentorship, and a clear pathway into the profession. The Hackening is built for them.

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Cybersecurity Practitioners

Working professionals who need practical tools to implement frameworks with clarity and confidence. Framework Maps is designed to support their day-to-day decisions.

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Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

MSPs and the small businesses they protect — often facing elevated risk with limited support. MSP911 provides expert guidance when it matters most.

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Mission-Aligned Partners

Organizations and individuals committed to strengthening cybersecurity through education, workforce development, and community resilience — working alongside CyberRISE.

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CyberRISE is powered by people committed to practical action and long-term impact. There's a role for everyone.

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Volunteers support mentorship, education, incident response, and community initiatives.

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