Universities and training programs
Discover cyber potential before experience defines it
CyberGEN.IQ helps universities and training programs identify cognitive aptitude for different areas of cyber work, including in learners who may not have prior cybersecurity education or experience
Each profile shows where a learner fits best in cyber, including students your current outreach would miss
Sample learner profilesUniversity and education partners
4× team growth
The program challenge
Potential can be difficult to see at the starting line
What a learner has already had access to
- Prior coursework and technical electives
- Clubs, competitions and internships
- Credentials and self-reported familiarity
Each of these records opportunity as much as it records ability, and it shapes who sees themselves as qualified to participate
How a learner approaches an unfamiliar problem
- Reasoning when information is incomplete
- Self-directed exploration of something new
- Sustained, methodical work through long detail
Different areas of cyber work call on these patterns in different combinations, so no single pattern is the strong one
4×See how the University of North Georgia grew its cyber team fourfold by finding overlooked talent
Read the case study →How CyberGEN.IQ supports programs
Insight for the learner and for the program
Meaningful aptitude shows up in learners with no cyber background
Because the assessment needs no prior cybersecurity knowledge, it reads the same for a first-semester student as for a learner arriving with three certifications
Help more learners see a place for themselves in cyber
A profile gives outreach and advising something concrete to open with, including for learners who assumed cyber was already decided without them
A multidimensional view of cognitive strengths
Five dimensions read together as one pattern, so a learner and an advisor can see which dimensions are strongest and weakest relative to each other
Patterns across a class, team or training group
Group and compare profiles to see the shape of a cohort, which is useful for team building, mentoring and deciding where limited training capacity goes
Where CyberGEN.IQ fits
Useful throughout the learner’s journey
Many programs run it once at whichever point helps most, and some revisit it with a later cohortAssessment runs alongside, not in sequence
How can you teach cybersecurity if you don't know where each learner should begin?
CyberGEN.IQ starts with the individual. Its assessment identifies a learner's current strengths, interests, and development needs. Educators gain a practical starting point. Learners gain a visible pathway forward, from where they are today toward the cybersecurity professional they can become.
Program consultation
Find the potential already sitting in your classrooms
Speak with Haystack Solutions about using cognitive aptitude insight to broaden participation, understand your cohorts, and support learner development