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CyberGEN.IQCognitive aptitude assessment for cybersecurity

See how people think across different types of cyber work

CyberGEN.IQ is a profile-based cognitive aptitude assessment developed with the University of Maryland and validated in military training environments

Fourteen measured tasks become one cognitive profile

No prior cybersecurity knowledge required

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Task-level signals resolve into five dimensions.
Administered
10,000+
Tasks
14
Duration
~ 90 min
Results map to
NIST/NICE Framework

Not another skills test

Three different questions about the same person

CyberGEN.IQ works alongside skills tests, interviews, and your existing criteria

  • Layer 01Credentials
    Degrees, certifications, clearances, job historyAnswers: what has this person already been credited for
    Narrowest view of capability
  • Layer 02Knowledge and skills tests
    Tools, techniques, range exercises, technical questionsAnswers: what can this person do today
    Requires prior access to training
  • Layer 03CyberGEN.IQ aptitude
    Five cognitive dimensions, measured through timed tasksAnswers: how is this person likely to think in cyber work they have not done yet
    Independent of prior cyber exposure

Five dimensions, four areas of cyber work

Every profile has a different shape

Each profile shows a person's pattern across the five dimensions and where it fits best in cyber work, including fits a knowledge test would miss

Sample profiles
Participant Ano prior cyber coursework
Offensive OperationsInitiating and real-time
Design and DevelopmentInitiating and exhaustive
Defensive OperationsResponding and real-time
Analysis and ForensicsResponding and exhaustive
primary
Profiles show cognitive fit, not a prediction of job performance
A mentor leans in to help a student working on a laptop in a library

Where it is used

Programs that have to decide before they can observe

Military training pipelines, university cyber programs, workforce cohorts, and internal mobility programs all commit resources to people before anyone can watch them do the work. That is where a profile is worth having.

Government and DefenseUniversitiesWorkforce Development

Technical requirements

What participants need

Device
Desktop or laptop with keyboard and pointer
Browser
Current version of a major browser, JavaScript enabled
Connection
Stable broadband for the full session
Environment
A quiet space. Each timed task runs without pausing
Breaks
Take breaks between tasks, or stop and return later. Progress picks up after the last completed task

Frequently asked questions

Questions organizations ask

Does a result predict whether someone will get a job?

No. CyberGEN.IQ indicates cognitive fit with types of cyber work. It should be used alongside skills, experience, interviews, and your program criteria.

Can someone study for it?

There is no cybersecurity content to study. The tasks measure cognitive approach rather than recalled knowledge.

How is it different from a personality assessment?

Participants perform timed cognitive tasks rather than describing themselves.

Organizational inquiry

Tell us the decision you need to get right

A short conversation is usually enough to tell whether CyberGEN.IQ fits your program