Christopher Herr

CERT

Chris Herr is a Cyber Security Exercise Developer and Instructor within the CERT® division of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a unit of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Chris has been with CERT for over 5 years. His work includes developing training, to include labs and training simulations, on a wide array of topics from the basics of cybersecurity to digital forensics or networking. Chris earned his Master of Science degree in Information Science (University of Pittsburgh, 2010). Prior obtaining his degree, he served in the U.S. Army from 2004 to 2008. Chris holds a CISSP from (ISC)2 and is also a member of ACM.

Publications by Christopher Herr

NICE Framework Cybersecurity Evaluator

August 20, 2020 • White Paper

Christopher Herr

This cybersecurity evaluator is designed to assess members of the cyber workforce within the scope of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.
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Cybersecurity Talent Identification and Assessment

May 07, 2019 • White Paper

Dennis M. Allen Christopher Herr Marie Baker

To help fill cybersecurity roles, this paper explores how organizations identify talent, discusses assessment capabilities, and provides recommendations on recruitment and talent evaluations.
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Video Games as a Training Tool to Prepare the Next Generation of Cyber Warriors

July 28, 2015 • Presentation

Christopher Herr Dennis M. Allen

In this paper, the characteristics of a potential cybersecurity video game are presented. Several current cybersecurity games were reviewed and key attributes and shortcomings of these games were identified.
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