Cics

Cyber Intelligence Cyber Security (CICS), based in Minneapolis, MN, is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a subsidiary of Piller Enterprises, Inc. The company is owned by a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran with more than 40 years in the professional services industry, and it staffs its work with former U.S. military cyber security experts. Part of its mission includes offering transitioning veterans careers in the cyber security field, tying its hiring practice directly to its stated goal of raising the overall capabilities of the cyber security industry.

Services cover system auditing, penetration testing, website security testing, custom application testing, and compliance assessments. On the compliance side, CICS runs compliance maintenance scans, compliance project management, and management administration policy work. Its Layered Security solution is built to protect organizations against adversarial threats, and technical protections include antivirus and spyware/adware defense, network boundary protection such as firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems, and ongoing security monitoring, detection, and reporting.

CICS also delivers employee security awareness training intended to build staff confidence in handling sensitive information securely. The training program is structured around seven distinct topics, concludes with a final exam, and results in a certificate of completion for participants. Combined with its assessment, testing, and compliance services, this gives organizations a path that spans technical hardening of computer networks alongside workforce-level security education, drawing on the military cyber security background of the firm's team.