NIST Cybersecurity Framework
Digital Value Management System®
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Enabling adaptive governance, resilience, and
assurance (GRA) in A Complex Digital Ecosystem

A Holistic and Culture-Aligned Overlay System for Adaptive, Cyber Operations Governance, Resilience, and Assurance (GRA)

In today’s digitally driven economy, cyber disruptions are no longer an “if” but a “when.”

The DVMS Institute’s Certified Training Programs teach organizations the skills to build a Holistic and Culture-Aligned Overlay System capable of coordinating Adaptive, Cyber Operations Governance, Resilience, and Assurance across a Complex Digital Ecosystem.

Achieving true cyber resilience across a complex digital ecosystem requires seamless alignment between organizational Strategy, Governance, and Operations, underpinned by a culture dedicated to sustaining and continuously innovating organizational digital value.

The DVMS positions cyber resilience as a strategic, enterprise-wide capability powered by the Institute’s CPD, Z-X, and 3D Knowledge models.

This systems-based approach to cyber operational resilience demands active engagement from all members of the Digital Ecosystem, with each member playing a distinct role in proactively identifying and mitigating the systemic risks that threaten digital business operations.

This adaptive, forward-looking approach to Governance, Resilience, and Assurance (GRA) positions businesses to:

  • Maintain Operational Stability Amidst Constant Digital Disruption
  • Drive Agility and Trust Across Your Digital Ecosystem
  • Satisfy Critical Regulatory and Certification Requirements
  • Leverage Cyber Resilience as a Competitive Advantage


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Introduction to the nIST Cybersecurity Framework Digital Value management System®

NIST-CSF and the DVMS

Rick Lemieux shares his insights on how the NIST-CSF & DVMS certified training programs teach Digital Service Providers (DSP) the skills to build a Holistic, Adaptive, and Culture-Powered management system for cyber resilience

a holistic and Cost-Effective Approach for Organizational cyber resilience

How An Overlay System works

The DVMS Overlay leverages existing digital business systems and organizational capabilities to provide businesses of any size with a holistic, adaptive, and culture-powered approach to organizational cyber resiliency

Using Existing Organizational Systems and Capabilities

DVMS-z-x™ Model

The DVMS Z-X Model powers the DVMS-CPD Overlay Model by providing organizations with a holistic, adaptive, and culture-powered approach to governing, assuring, planning, designing, changing, executing, and innovating the creation, protection, and delivery of digital value across an enterprise and its supply chain.

Holistic, Adaptive, and Culture-Powered governance, resilience & assurance

DVMS-CPD™ Overlay Model

The DVMS-CPD overlay model represents a simple, connected, layered solution enabling holistic, adaptive, and culture-powered governance, operational resilience, and performance assurance at each layer of a digital enterprise.

enabling adaptive and Collaborative governance across a digital enterprise

DVMS 3D Knowledge Model

The DVMS 3D Knowledge Model builds structures for adaptive and collaborative governance across leadership, IT, risk, compliance, operations, and business teams. 

adapting a Digital Value Management System to your enterprise

DVMS FastTrack Model

The FastTrack Model represents a phased approach to adapting NIST-CSF and DVMS capabilities across an enterprise and its supply chain.

Accessing your Organization’s cultural Risk

DVMS Culture assessment Model

The DVMS Culture Assessment Model helps organizations understand employees’ attitudes and perceptions toward cybersecurity. The corresponding report provides insights into the cultural risks that could severely impact an organizational digital business ecosystem.

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Creating, Protecting and Delivering Organizational Digital value

Building a Holistic and Adaptive digital Value Management Overlay System

The Institute’s Digital Value Management System®  (DVMS) represents a holistic and adaptive approach to digital governance, operational resilience, and performance assurance by connecting digital system outcomes to a culture trained to create, protect, and deliver organizational digital value.

Adapting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to the Energy Sector

Dr. Joseph Baugh shares his DVMS NIST Cybersecurity Framework Success Story

Guidehouse Security, Dr. Joseph Baugh shares his story on how his NIST Cybersecurity Framework  Training enabled him to help a large energy company become compliant with TSA’s Directive for Pipeline Security 

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Our NIST Cybersecurity Framework Training Graduates share their Experience

The NIST Cyber Security Framework certification that I earned this past summer supported the successful completion of a project my employer, Guidehouse Security won to help an energy company become compliant with the recently issued TSA Security Directive for Pipeline Security (2022 July 27, SD02C: Section I.1, p. 2; see also Section II.B, p. 5). This engagement required not only detailed knowledge of the NIST Framework but the application of the NIST 800-53 controls called out in the framework. We will continue to apply the sound principles, and lessons learned that underlie the NIST Cybersecurity Framework certification process.
Dr. Joseph BaughAssociate Director, Risk, Compliance, & Security Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure Practice
Dr. Joseph Baugh
"THERE IS NO BETTER TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR GRC PROFESSIONALS AND IT AUDITORS" Although this program focuses on Cybersecurity Risk Management, it is the direction the entire GRC and IT Audit needs to shift towards. The systems thinking perspective and mental model approach is something that I practice and study extensively and has contributed to my personal success as a scientist, Cybersecurity Governance Advisor, and GRC professional. I'm very happy to see science and Socratic Inquiry in a technical course. Using a question/goals-based approach is not leveraged heavily in our field; therefore observing this being used in this program is both refreshing and eye-opening. I'm rarely moved and influenced by training organizations due to their limited and myopic viewpoints, but I truly believe you all are on the brink of something amazing and gamechanging. If we can create virtual labs and demonstrative scenarios to accompany this program, I'd dare say that you'd be in a league of your own!
Dr. Blake Curtis CGEIT, CRISC, CISM, CISA, CISSP, CDPSE, COBITAmazon
Dr. Blake Curtis CGEIT, CRISC, CISM, CISA, CISSP, CDPSE, COBIT
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework Foundation course was worth the effort. I find so much value in pursuing the APGM International NIST Cyber Security Framework Foundation Training. It is a disciplined approach to understanding and applying a sound governance process for Information Security. For an introduction it is really comprehensive.
Belkis HerreraAudit Consultant
Belkis Herrera
“I was well prepared and passed the DVMS Institute NIST Cybersecurity Framework Boot Camp exam on the first try. The courses helped me understand how to leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to help organizations Create, protect and Deliver digital business value. The instructor, Patrick von Schlag did a great job in presenting the materials and connecting it back to real-world examples. Thank you, Lori and Rick, for all help! I will highly recommend the courses to my colleagues across the globe”
Nag H. KosuruCybersecurity Consultant
Nag H. Kosuru
"From the beginning of the online NIST Cybersecurity Framework Bootcamp course, right through to the processing of my certificate, the itSM Solutions experience was trouble-free. The training was well-organised, the content structure ensured it was easy to follow and due to the added flexibility of being online, I was able to complete the course in my own time. With easy-listening videos, course handouts that provide extra content, and quizzes designed to help solidify knowledge, the Bootcamp was a great learning experience and one that I have, and would recommend to my colleagues!
Emily Raine Major-GoldsmithCybersecurity Consultant
Emily Raine Major-Goldsmith
“Sitting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework online courses and taking the exams has allowed us to re-model our business to not only offer better cyber security solutions, but more importantly improve our communication with clients and assist them in implementing a proper cybersecurity framework based on the NIST-CSF.”
JBCybersecurity Consultant
JB
“I will like to appreciate the team at DVMS Institute who put this course together it is a great course, it was very really well structured, highly informative and the course materials were excellent. I would highly recommend this programme to all those in or looking to start a career in cyber.”
ANDirector, Information Technology
AN
“After recently completing the online NIST Cyber Security Framework Foundation Certificate and being welcomed into the online mentoring community, I would like to provide the fantastic feedback that this course deserves. The program was carefully designed and allowed me to progress at a speed that suited me as it was self-paced, this suited myself as a learner, allowing me to plan my study around work and family commitments. I found that all Chapters where well-presented and easy to understand and provided a solid foundation for understanding Cyber Risk, the NIST Cyber Security Framework alongside the core functions and Implementation Tiers. I now have a firm grasp of what I learnt and look forward to sitting the exam and progressing onto the next qualification as a NIST Cybersecurity Framework Practitioner. I have certainly benefited from completing this programme. When you have tangible end results after taking a course, I can conclude this was a great one!”
ANSenior, Cyber Security Analyst
AN
“Having recently completed the NIST Cyber Security Framework Foundation course, I found it informative, well-structured and easy to follow. The course has given me a great understanding of how the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) can be applied and how its core elements work. The course set me really well for the APMG exam and I achieved the required score without any real issues or gaps in my knowledge and I put this down to the online learning that was supported with comprehensive study documents and lessons plans. I would highly recommend both the course and the learning provider who gave me support throughout, answering many questions on my next steps. I’m now looking to complete the Practitioners Course in the coming weeks!”
JOProject Manager (Financial Sector)
JO
"Having been keen to break into the Cyber Security industry as a change of career direction, my research led me to the NIST Cyber Security Framework Programme. The Foundation course is a great entry level introduction to this framework and has already landed me my first contract. As a service leaver looking to secure my civilian future in cyber, this course was exactly what I was looking for. A great introduction to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and I am already planning to book the Practitioner level course."
ABIT Business Analyst (Financial Sector), UK
AB
"I've been doing a lot of security transformation work across the UK public sector and used the NIST Cybersecurity frameworks (NIST-CSF) as a reference to validate levels of capability and provide clear roadmaps for improvement. I found the on-line videos and PDF workbooks to be an excellent way to build my knowledge and interpretation of the NIST-CSF and how it can be practically applied. The balance of information about security controls and risks, alongside Digital Transformation and agile way of working through incremental improvements really resonated with me and my experience in delivering IT services across the UK public sector.”
JKConsultancy Practice Owner
JK
“I was well prepared and passed the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Boot Camp exam on the first try. The courses helped me learn the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to engineer, operationalize, and continually improve a cybersecurity program based on the NIST cybersecurity framework. Thank you, for all your help! I will highly recommend these courses to my colleagues across the globe.”
NKLeading global insurance organisation with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions
NK
The program quickly identified the role that management plays when it comes to implementing and operationalizing an organizational digital value management program. The Z-X Model helped me understand the basic business functions that need to be in place for organizations to Create, Protect and Deliver digital business value
India StevensonCybersecurity Consultant
India Stevenson

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