Building cyber, AI and quantum readiness
Forward-Deployed Cyber AI Engineers
A first job, in the age of AI agents.
A project of the Cybersecurity & AI Initiative, an ISAC Foundation centre. Our commitment for 2030: 5,000 Forward-Deployed Cyber AI Engineers.
The need and who it serves
Certificates are plentiful; trust is not. We empanel professionals through examination, range assessment and a revocable code of ethics, and build the ladder from club to campus to chapter.
- Who it serves
- Students, working professionals, employers
- Where
- India, the Gulf and South-East Asia
What this project does
A paid 90-day apprenticeship: real, supervised deployments with startups, small businesses and companies, ending in empanelment on the National Security Database.
Be part of this project
Individuals
- NSD empanelment: First Responder, Cadet, Falcon, Guardian, Scholar.
- NSD Scholar Program: Six-month techno-managerial programme with IIM Bangalore.
- Security Product Management: Executive programme.
- Quantum-safe track
Institutions
- Curriculum design: For institutions joining Campus Alliance.
- Workforce assessment: For employers.
- PQC readiness assessment
Volunteers
- Join a chapter: Meet, learn and serve with the ISAC chapter in your city.
What support buys
Details of this project will be up soon.
Support this project
Your enquiry goes straight to the Cybersecurity & AI Initiative.
- Individual Giving: Contribute to approved projects and causes.
- In-Kind Support and Volunteering: Contribute expertise, equipment, technology, resources or time.
- Sponsorship: Support programmes, institutions, events, competitions or awards.
- Partner with an Initiative: Develop, implement or scale work with an Initiative.
- CSR Funding: Fund measurable approved projects aligned with corporate priorities.