Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3)
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Description
The Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3) is a group of volunteer civilian technical experts who offer rapid response assistance to the State of Michigan in the event of a critical cyber incident. MiC3 incident response capabilities are available after requests for assistance have been made to the Michigan Cyber Command Center (MC3).
Services provided: Incident response services.
Request Services and Volunteer
- Criteria to Request Services:
- For the MiC3 to be activated, a “client” organization must first make a request to the Michigan State Police Cyber Command Center, who will then relay the incident to the MiC3.
- Request Services:
- Contact the Michigan State Police Cyber Command Center to request incident response support.
- Alternatively, you can email mc3@michigan.gov or call 877-642-9237.
- Criteria to Volunteer:
- Have at least two years of direct involvement with information security, preferably with security operations, incident response, or digital or network forensics.
- Possess a basic security certification. ANSI-certified/DOD 8570 compliant certifications, such as Security+, C|EH, CISSP, or GIAC certifications, are strongly preferred.
- Pass a series of tests to demonstrate basic knowledge of networking and security concepts, as well as basic IR and forensics skills.
- Commit up to 10 days per year for training and exercises.
- Provide evidence of employer support.
- Pass a background screening and sign a confidential disclosure agreement.
- Apply to Volunteer:
- Apply through MiCyberCorps@michigan.gov, MiC3 | MiC3 (state.mi.us).
DISCLAIMER
The cybersecurity volunteer program described on this fact sheet is operated by an independent third party and not by CISA or the federal government. CISA does not attest to the suitability or effectiveness of these volunteer programs for any particular use case. CISA does not endorse any third-party product or service. Any reference to specific third-party products, processes, or services by service mark, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by CISA.