root9B Awarded 5-Year Training Subcontract Supporting Department of Defense

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 19, 2017

The competitively awarded contract will partner root9B's Subject Matter Expertise and instruction in Advanced Cyber operations. root9B will provide relevant and operationally focused training in Cyber Operations, Incident Response, Threat Emulation, and Network Defense.

The effort will draw on root9B's real-world operational experiences to deliver state-of-the-art cyber training focused on developing the operational skills needed to protect against the evolving capabilities of cyber adversaries and elevate the skills of future cybersecurity teams. As a Mission Qualification Training (MQT) provider to multiple DoD cyber units, root9B understands that developing relevant, practical knowledge, insight, and technical skills is central to establishing a cadre of cybersecurity teams who are mission-ready. 

"This contract enables the nation's most-focused Cybersecurity teams to receive operationally relevant advanced training from a strong cadre of teammates," said Mike Morris, root9B's Chief Technology Officer. "We are honored to provide this customer with an advanced cyber training solution that serves the customer's end-to-end training mission requirements."

About root9B

Ranked as the #1 Cybersecurity company for 2016 by Cybersecurity Ventures, root9B stands in defiance of the unwanted human presence within our clients' networks by attacking the root of the problem—the adversary's ability to gain entry and remain undetected. root9B's application of advanced technology developed through cutting-edge R&D and engineering and refined through relevant, hands-on training is revolutionary. root9B combines next generation technology, tactics development, specialty tools, and deep mission experience. root9B personnel leverage their extensive backgrounds in the U.S. Intelligence Community to conduct advanced vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, digital forensics, incident response, Industrial Control System (ICS) security, and HUNT (Active Adversary Pursuit) engagements on networks worldwide. For more information, visit www.root9B.com.

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