Certified Positioning, Navigation, and Timing/Global Positioning System Red Team Professional (PNT/GPS-RTP) Certification Program by Tonex
The Certified Positioning, Navigation, and Timing/Global Positioning System Red Team Professional (PNT/GPS-RTP) Certification Program by Tonex prepares professionals to evaluate the resilience, security, and operational weaknesses of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and Global Positioning System (GPS) dependent environments. The program addresses threat modeling, adversarial assessment planning, signal dependency analysis, spoofing and jamming awareness, system resilience, attack-surface identification, mission impact assessment, and defensive validation.
Participants follow a practical training approach that includes exercises, real-world case studies, and examples of processes and documentation used in PNT and GPS red team projects. Emphasis is placed on authorized, controlled, and risk-informed security assessments that support critical infrastructure, defense, transportation, aviation, maritime, telecommunications, and enterprise systems.
Cybersecurity is increasingly important because PNT-dependent platforms are connected to digital control, communications, and operational technology environments. Strong cybersecurity practices help organizations identify exploitable dependencies, validate protective controls, detect anomalous positioning or timing behavior, and reduce the operational consequences of intentional interference or compromise.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Explain fundamental Positioning, Navigation, and Timing and Global Positioning System architectures, dependencies, and operational risks.
- Develop authorized red team assessment objectives, scope, rules of engagement, and evaluation criteria.
- Identify potential weaknesses affecting positioning, navigation, timing, synchronization, and dependent services.
- Analyze spoofing, jamming, manipulation, and dependency-based attack scenarios at a defensive assessment level.
- Evaluate resilience measures, alternative sources, monitoring controls, and recovery strategies.
- Assess cybersecurity controls protecting PNT and GPS interfaces, management systems, data flows, and supporting infrastructure.
- Document findings, mission impacts, technical evidence, risk priorities, and remediation recommendations.
Audience
- Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Engineers
- Global Positioning System Engineers
- Red Team Professionals
- Penetration Testing Professionals
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Security Architects
- Defense and Aerospace Professionals
- Critical Infrastructure Security Specialists
- Navigation and Timing Systems Engineers
- Telecommunications and Network Engineers
- Risk and Mission Assurance Professionals
- Technical Program Managers
Program Modules
Module 1: PNT and GPS Security Foundations
- Positioning, Navigation, and Timing operating principles
- Global Positioning System architecture and service concepts
- Satellite signal dependency and timing relationships
- PNT-enabled mission and business functions
- Common security assumptions and trust boundaries
- Critical dependency and failure-point identification
- Security assessment terminology and operating context
Module 2: Red Team Planning and Governance
- Authorized assessment scope and objectives
- Rules of engagement development
- Stakeholder roles and responsibility assignment
- Safety and operational risk boundaries
- Assessment evidence and documentation requirements
- Legal, policy, and governance considerations
- Red team reporting and escalation procedures
Module 3: PNT Threat and Attack Analysis
- Threat actor objectives and capability assessment
- PNT attack-surface identification methods
- Spoofing threat concepts and indicators
- Jamming threat concepts and operational effects
- Timing manipulation and synchronization risks
- Data integrity and dependency compromise scenarios
- Mission impact and consequence analysis
Module 4: Detection Resilience and Defensive Validation
- Anomaly detection and monitoring approaches
- Signal consistency and integrity checks
- Multi-source positioning validation concepts
- Resilient timing architecture considerations
- Alternative navigation and timing sources
- Failover and continuity control assessment
- Defensive control effectiveness evaluation
Module 5: Operational Risk and Mission Assessment
- Mission dependency mapping techniques
- Critical service and asset prioritization
- Failure mode and consequence evaluation
- Operational exposure and risk classification
- Cross-system dependency analysis
- Business and mission continuity considerations
- Risk-based remediation prioritization methods
Module 6: Reporting Remediation and Security Improvement
- Red team finding development methods
- Evidence organization and technical documentation
- Root cause and contributing factor analysis
- Remediation recommendation development
- Security control improvement prioritization
- Executive and technical reporting practices
- Follow-up validation and continuous improvement
Exam Domains
- Navigation and Timing Architecture Fundamentals
- Adversarial Assessment Governance and Authorization
- Threat Exposure and Dependency Analysis
- Resilience Controls and Detection Strategies
- Mission Risk and Operational Consequence Evaluation
- Findings Management and Security Improvement
Course Delivery
The course is delivered through a combination of expert-led lectures, interactive discussions, structured workshops, practical exercises, case studies, and project-based learning facilitated by specialists in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, Global Positioning System security, cybersecurity, and red team assessment.
Participants will have access to readings, technical references, assessment templates, case studies, and tools supporting structured exercises. The course follows a practical training approach that includes exercises, real-world case studies, and examples of processes and documentation used in PNT and GPS red team projects. Activities emphasize authorized assessment planning, threat analysis, resilience evaluation, mission impact analysis, cybersecurity control review, evidence documentation, and remediation planning.
Assessment and Certification
Participants will be assessed through quizzes, assignments, case-based exercises, structured assessment activities, and a final certification examination. Assessments evaluate the participant’s ability to understand PNT and GPS dependencies, define authorized red team activities, analyze threats, assess resilience, evaluate cybersecurity controls, identify mission impacts, and communicate actionable findings.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements and certification examination, participants will receive the Certified Positioning, Navigation, and Timing/Global Positioning System Red Team Professional (PNT/GPS-RTP) certification.
Question Types
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Scenario-Based Questions
Passing Criteria
To pass the Certified Positioning, Navigation, and Timing/Global Positioning System Red Team Professional (PNT/GPS-RTP) Certification Program exam, candidates must achieve a score of 70% or higher.
Take the Next Step
Strengthen your ability to evaluate PNT and GPS security, resilience, mission dependencies, adversarial exposure, and defensive controls with the Certified Positioning, Navigation, and Timing/Global Positioning System Red Team Professional (PNT/GPS-RTP) Certification Program by Tonex. Build practical expertise for conducting authorized assessments and improving the security and resilience of mission-critical positioning and timing environments.