WP5 – Cooperation and Enhancement of Staff Expertise
A7 Upskilling of staff capacity and certification of trainers
The quality of any competence centre relies on the expertise of its people, which is why we place great emphasis on the continuous training and certification of our team of expert solvers and lecturers. Under Activity A7, our specialists completed a series of specialized training courses in cyber and information security, covering key technical and conceptual domains.
The educational program included working with security technologies such as Fortinet firewalls, cryptographic concepts, and VPN technologies, as well as advanced Cisco solutions for securing email (ESA) and web (WSA) communications. The training also covered modern SD-WAN and SDA network architectures, which form the foundation of a secure and flexible network infrastructure today. Special attention was dedicated to threat monitoring and detection tools: the Splunk SIEM platform and the GREYCORTEX Mendel system for network traffic analysis and anomaly detection. Our lecturers thus deepened the practical skills required for Security Operations Center (SOC) operations and effective incident response. The professional preparation was anchored in recognized security standards and frameworks, including ISO 27001, ISO 27701, NIST, and CIS Controls. The team also improved their skills in other areas, such as penetration testing and ethical hacking, cyber risk management and governance, cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP), and digital forensics.
The acquired knowledge and certifications ensure that our lecturers pass on up-to-date and verified insights to partner secondary schools, students, and the professional public. Thanks to this continuous development, the centre is able to respond to rapidly evolving threats and meet cybersecurity legislative requirements, including the NIS2 Directive and the GDPR. Investing in the expertise of our human resources is thus a direct investment in the quality of all services and outputs provided by our competence centre.