About

Cosmic Innovators Collective.

Practical cybersecurity training built by practitioners, for practitioners. Veteran-owned. Dallas–Fort Worth, TX.

Our Story

The training we wish we had.

Every SQL training course teaches you to query sales data and customer databases. Not one of them teaches you to query a SIEM, an auth log, or a firewall event table — the datasets that security analysts actually live in.

Cosmic Innovators Collective builds the training that bridges that gap. We started with SQL Security Sandbox — a hands-on, browser-based lab that puts you inside a real SOC investigation from lesson one. No generic datasets. No passive video lectures. Real queries against real security data.

This is the first product in a full SOC Analyst Training Suite that will cover every tool the modern analyst needs: SQL, Linux, IAM, Python, and SIEM query languages — all in the same narrative world, all mapped to the same frameworks.

-- SQL Security Sandbox v1.0
SELECT analyst_skill, confidence_level
FROM training_outcomes
WHERE module = 'all_7'
  AND exercises_completed = 142
ORDER BY confidence_level DESC;

-- Result: job-ready SQL threat-hunting

Values

Four things we don't negotiate on.

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Practical Over Theoretical

Every exercise uses real security data structures. If it doesn't apply to an actual SOC workflow, it doesn't belong in the curriculum.

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Zero Gatekeeping

Module 1 is permanently free. No sign-up wall. No "start your free trial." If you want to learn, the door is open.

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Framework-Honest

We map to NIST, MITRE, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and OWASP because our buyers have to report against them — not because it looks good in a marketing deck.

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Veteran-Committed

20% discount for active duty, veterans, and military family. No verification friction. SAM.gov registered — SBA VetCert application in progress.

Veteran-Owned

Built with mission discipline.

Cosmic Innovators Collective is founded by Christopher Smith, a U.S. military veteran (service-connected disability) based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas.

CIC is a SAM.gov-registered veteran-owned small business, SDVOSB-eligible under SBA guidelines. SAM.gov UEI: YPT4XJH79QR7. SBA VetCert application is in progress — certification unlocks federal set-aside contracting under the VA Vets First program and SDVOSB sole-source awards.

Government and DoD training buyers: use code VETERAN20 for 20% off individual licenses, or contact gov@cosmicsoc.io for volume and set-aside pricing.

Quick Facts

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Founded
2026 · Dallas–Fort Worth, TX
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Ownership
Veteran-owned · SDVOSB-eligible · SAM.gov registered
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SAM.gov UEI
YPT4XJH79QR7
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First Product
SQL Security Sandbox — 7 modules, 35 lessons, 142 exercises
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Roadmap

The full SOC Analyst Training Suite.

Each product = another star in the constellation. SQL Security Sandbox ships first.

SQL Security Sandbox Shipping Now

7 modules, 35 lessons, 142 exercises. Browser-based, zero dependencies. NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, PCI-DSS v4.0 aligned.

Linux for Security 2026

Command-line forensics, log parsing, file integrity monitoring — from a defender's perspective.

IAM & Access Reviews 2026

Identity governance, role mining, access certification workflows — mapped to PCI Req 7 and SOC 2 CC6.

Python for Analysts 2027

Scripted threat hunting, log parsing automation, and detection engineering in Python.

SIEM Query Lab 2027

Splunk SPL, Microsoft Sentinel KQL, and Elastic EQL — in a live sandboxed SIEM environment.

Multi-product bundles will be available as each product ships. See current pricing →