Cybersecurity Risk Management is a Strategic Business Opportunity

digital value management system™

Our Mission is to help organizations leverage the DVMS-CPD overlay model to build a culture of Creating, Protecting, and Delivering (CPD) digital business value

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Accredited by APMG International, Certified by NCSC/GCHQ in the UK & Recognized by DHS-CISA in the USA

The DVMS Institute

Our Vision is to work with industry thought leaders to create Publications, Accredited Certification Training Programs, and a Community of Practice that teaches organizations of any size how to build an adaptive, cyber risk management program that is fit for use, auditable for purpose, and in compliance with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and other government regulations and standards

Organizations need to think differently

The Cyber-Resilient Enterprise

The founders of the DVMS Institute share their thoughts on what it takes to become a cyber-resilient organization capable of Creating, Protecting & Delivering digital business value.

Digital Risk Management is a Team Sport

The Cyber Resilience Team

The founders of the DVMS Institute share their thoughts on what a Cyber Resilience Team looks like and the role it plays in helping develop, implement and operationalize an organization’s digital risk governance & assurance program

It's all about Creating, Protecting and Delivering (CPD) Digital Value

The Cyber Resilience DVMS-CPD Overlay Model

The founders of the DVMS Institute share their thoughts on how the DVMS-CPD risk management overlay model enables organizations of any size to become adaptive, cyber-resilient digital businesses capable of creating, protecting, and delivering (CPD) digital business value.

Teaching Organizations How to manage the business of cybersecurity risk management

DVMS Institute Programs

Publications

The Institute's publications take stakeholders on a journey into the world where the ever-changing cyber threat landscape intersects with digital business risk.

The publications are designed to help organizations understand the relationship between cybersecurity and digital business value and how to leverage that relationship to create an adaptive, cyber-resilient digital business enterprise.

The publications provide:

- The guidance all employees need to understand the fundamentals of digital business value and risk, its threat landscape, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and the role they play in deterring digital risk.

- The guidance practitioners and business leaders need to communicate with C-Level executives about the business value a NIST Cybersecurity program brings to existing digital business applications and employee productivity programs

- The guidance practitioners need to create an adaptive, cyber-resilient digital business risk management program that is fit for use, auditable for purpose, and aligned with global cybersecurity frameworks, standards and regulations.

- The guidance on how Governance, Risk and Compliance executives can leverage the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the Institutes DVMS-CPD model, and existing business systems to create a culture-driven, adaptive, cyber-resilient digital business capable of Creating, Protecting, and Delivering digital business value

Certification Training

The DVMS Institute is partnering with CYSEC Professionals Ltd to accelerate and scale an organization’s cybersecurity, digital business risk, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework competence.

It does this by providing NCSP®
upskilling pathways for all employees within an organization.

CYSEC's NCSP® Training Programs teach

- The fundamentals of digital business value and risk and the role the NIST Cybersecurity Framework plays in helping organizations mitigate their people, process, and technology risk.

- The fundamentals of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST-CSF) and how it creates a new way to communicate with C-Level executives about the business value a NIST -CSF program brings to existing digital business applications and employee productivity programs.

- Practitioner guidance on a Fast-Track approach to assessing, engineering, implementing, and operationalizing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 800-53 controls across an enterprise and its supply chain.

- Practitioner guidance on leveraging the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the Institutes DVMS-CPD model, and existing business systems to create a culture-driven, adaptive, cyber-resilient digital business capable of Creating, Protecting, and Delivering digital business value.

Community of Practice

The community of practice allows members to

- Share ideas, participate in online events, and expand one’s NIST Cybersecurity Professional (NCSP®) network

- Become an Institute author by contributing papers, case studies, and other items to the Institute’s NCSP Body of Knowledge

- Become an NCSP Training, Consulting, Mentoring, or Reseller partner

- Become eligible to participate in author-led NCSP Master membership programs that will take members on a journey into the inner workings of the Institute’s CPD Model and its associated specialty areas.

Accredited by APMG International, Certified by NCSC/GHHQ, and Recognized by DHS CISA

Our Award-Winning Publications & certifications

The DVMS Institutes programs have been adopted by governments and businesses across the globe

They are the Heartbeat of the Institute

Our NCSP® Graduates share their Experience

The NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP) 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 NCSP certification process.

Dr. Joseph BaughAssociate Director, Risk, Compliance, & Security Energy, Sustainability and Infrastructure Practice

The NCSP 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

“I was well prepared and passed the DVMS Institute NCSP Boot Camp exam on the first try. The NCSP 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 NCSP courses to my colleagues across the globe”

Nag H. KosuruCybersecurity Consultant

"From the beginning of the online NSCP 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 NSCP Bootcamp was a great learning experience and one that I have, and would recommend to my colleagues!

Emily Raine Major-GoldsmithCybersecurity Consultant

“Sitting the NCSP® 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

“I will like to appreciate the team at cybersecurity-professionals.com who have 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 the NCSP® programme to all those in or looking to start a career in cyber.”

ANDirector, Information Technology

“After recently completing the online NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) 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 NCSP® 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

“Having recently completed the NIST Cyber Security Professional (NCSP®) 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 NCSP® Practitioners Course in the coming weeks!”

JOProject Manager (Financial Sector)

"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 Professional (NCSP) 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

"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

“I was well prepared and passed the NCSP® Boot Camp exam on the first try. The NCSP® 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 the NCSP® courses to my colleagues across the globe.”

NKLeading global insurance organisation with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions

Why Should I Become a NIST Cybersecurity Professional?

Our global NCSP Experts share their thoughts on the value associated with becoming a NIST Cybersecurity Professional.

David Moskowitz

Executive Director,
Content Architect

Lori Perrault

Director, Operations

David Nichols

Executive Director

Rick Lemieux

Executive Director,
Programs

100+ Years of Experience

The Faces Behind Our Success

Accreditation, Publishing and Reseller Partnerships

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