Cyber and OT resilience for organisations that operate critical systems
Defense Academy strengthens operational resilience across IT, OT and executive leadership for defence organisations, energy providers and critical infrastructure operators.
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Our work starts with a fundamental question:
If your systems or supply chain are disrupted tomorrow, what is the minimum viable operation that must continue, and is your organisation prepared to protect it?
In critical environments, not every system carries equal weight. Not every process can be restored at the same speed. Not every decision can wait.
Resilience begins by defining what must continue to function, even under severe disruption. Defense Academy works with organisations to formalise that definition, understand your adversaries, train your employees and test in realistic conditions.
What sets Defense Academy apart
Mission-aware methodology
Delivered by trainers combining real-world operational security experience, deep OT cybersecurity expertise, and European-level cyber policy insight.
Custom training aligned to your environment
Training and exercises built around your minimum viable operation, architecture, governance and regulatory exposure.
Integrated resilience model
Training, exercises, advisory and e-learning combined into a coherent programme that reinforces capability across levels.
Services
- Operational resilience assessments
Structured engagements to define and validate minimum viable business or mission, map critical dependencies, establish recovery and escalation structures, and perform targeted gap assessments against ISO 27001, IEC 62443, NIST CSF 2.0, and EU NIS2 requirements, supporting preparation for Dutch implementation under the forthcoming Cyberbeveiligingswet.
- Custom training programmes
In-house programmes tailored to your operational model, including OT security for industrial environments, incident response in converged IT/OT systems, executive crisis decision making, and regulatory alignment.
- Tabletop exercises & crisis simulations
Scenario-driven exercises designed to test protection of minimum viable operation, decision quality under uncertainty, cross-functional coordination, external communication, and regulatory response.
- Custom e-learning modules
Scenario-based modules aligned to your environment and resilience priorities, used for onboarding, refresher cycles, and role-specific reinforcement.
- Advisory & transformation
Support in converting assessments and exercises into concrete changes in governance, architecture, and operating models, grounded in ISO 27001, IEC 62443, NIST CSF 2.0, CIS Controls, and threat-informed practices such as MITRE ATT&CK, ensuring resilience improvements are structural rather than temporary.
Who we work with
Defense Academy partners with organisations responsible for:
Energy production and distribution
Securing electrical grids, generation facilities, and distribution networks.
Industrial production and process control
Protecting manufacturing and industrial automation systems from disruption.
Critical infrastructure systems
Maintaining resilience across water, transport, and telecommunications sectors.