Our Vision is a World More Equal and Secure

The GCC exists to reverse a trend in cybercrime while correcting inequities in talent that cannot be accomplished by any one group, organization, or country. It must be done globally by the cybersecurity industry itself to be sustainable.

Rooted in a central idea, that now serves a decentralized world.

The GCC is a global center rooted in local communities.  It is proudly made possible by the generosity and vision of the Cortex Innovation Community, a not-for-profit entity residing in a bustling technology district in Saint Louis, Missouri. It was here that our founding community of security champions who represent corporations, organizations and schools large and small, established a Global Center for Cybersecurity that now virtually serves regions and members nationally and internationally with an array of opportunities and services.

What we do

The GCC's many services and benefits are the result of a commitment by all members to the following core tenets:

Think globally, act locally

Innovate through diversity

Focus on CISO needs

Share sector specialties to all

Aim higher than info-sharing

Persistently cultivate talent

Serve the flux of career paths

Answer the call for governance

Commit to member equity

Cyber Threat Sharing

The GCC Member Roundtable event (held bi-annually) along with our Cybershare program by Circadence creates unequaled exposure to challenges and strategies across the globe.

Flexible SCIF and Data Access

Members can gain access to accredited SCIF facilities onsite at Cortex to take in classified briefings and work through our Data Lab to analyze threat indicators, exploits or discovery of location-based anomalies.

Cyber Range

Advance beginner and intermediate skills to expert level in our world-class cyber range simulator offered in partnership with Circadence. Students handle Linux, Splunk and PowerShell fundamentals to achieve analysis forensics and more.

Job Training and Pipelining

Per Scholas provides members access to an international talent-base-in-training that is 4.3x more likely to be of color and 1.2x more likely to be women. We work with members to identify specific hiring skill gaps and train candidates to fill them.

Exec. Leadership Training

We offer a 6-month virtual and on-campus Executive Cybersecurity Leadership Certificate Program and a 2-day Refresh Seminar for Execs in partnership with Washington University in St. Louis. Designed for CISOs, CSOs, and VPs of Security to lead tomorrow's enterprises.

Innovation Incubation

Our startup accelerator is here to breathe new life into the industry through STARTS, BOOSTS and HACKS events scaled by funding and government initiatives. In addition, the Nat'l Security Innovation Network has partnered with GCC to help bring new and revitalized IP to market.

Apprenticeship

Students working with GCC partners can
enroll in job-rotation and apprenticeship programs to further increase their educational knowledge in a real-world setting that also creates opportunities for future employment.