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Zainab Zaidi
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Credential Verification
Issue date: August 11, 2025
ID: 8199773d-ea31-4f64-a14e-ab04a42b6bce
Issued by
Cyber Ready Clinic
Cyber Ready Clinic is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission to help organizations become cyber ready while building the workforce pipeline.
Type
Achievement
Level
Foundational
Format
Hybrid
Duration
10 weeks
Price
Free
Description
Ready5 Verified Practitioners completed a 10-week hands-on program as an intern or volunteer working directly under supervision of a cyber expert mentor. Practitioners have performed business risk and cyber capability assessments with real customers, helping to deliver a Digital Wellness Plan. A practitioner understands the risks that exist across an organization’s management, finances, IT support, operations. A practitioner also understands critical Ready5 cyber capabilities across endpoint, identity, email, edge, and response that must be implemented to help prevent drive by business email compromise and ransomware attacks. Ready5 Verified Practitioners must also complete a capstone project and pass a proficiency assessment.
Skills
Crisis Management
Cyber Resilience
IT Risk Management
Incident Response
Backups
Business Email Compromise Prevention
Business Risk Management
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Strategy
DNS Filtering
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Ransomware Prevention
Secure Email Gateway (SEG)
Secure Help Desk
Spear Phishing Triage
Earning Criteria
Assignment
All verified practitioners must complete and pass a knowledge proficiency assessment.
Assignment
A capstone project focused on addressing and closing a cybersecurity capability gap exhibited by current customers (e.g. creation of an Incident Response Plan) must be completed and submitted to the program manager.
Participation
10 week program participation including a minimum of seven (7) two hour training sessions and three (3) in-person assessments. All virtual meetings must be attended with a live camera presence. Learn More