Monday, September 17, 2007

The Importance of IT Security

By Hugh Nguyen

No matter what business you are in, information is a critical resource and a key to the business’s success. However, information systems are under constant, relentless attacks from malware and hackers. A security breach can destroy your information or put it in the wrong hands damaging your reputation and putting your customers at risk. The need for qualified information security professionals has never been greater.

The Security+ certification from CompTIA is a credential that many organizations are requiring of all of their IT team members. It addresses and validates knowledge of general security concepts, operational security, communication security, infrastructure security, and cryptography. Smart businesses insist on Security+ training.

The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification from ISC2 is a premier credential based on the industry’s best practices found in the ISC2 Common Book of Knowledge, a worldwide information security resource. The high security standards that CISSP certified professionals offer serve to protect and secure information. Many enterprise organizations require CISSP training of their information systems staff members.

Having a knowledgeable, certified IS staff is a company’s first line of attack against security breaches. While technology offers many security solutions, nothing can compare to the intuition and technical aptitude of a highly-trained security professional.

Requiring these security credentials and providing your IT team members with the tools to earn them is an important undertaking. An excellent way to deliver the training is by using a computer based training (CBT) program.

Courses arrive on either a Security+ training CD or a CISSP training CD that installs directly on the computer for self-directed, interactive studies. Security experts lead recorded video sessions of classroom lectures and demonstrations. Simulations, graphics, hands-on components, assessments, and other learning tools complement the instruction delivering a comprehensive training program directly to the desktop.

The time for taking a proactive approach to computer network security has arrived. Start by training and certifying your existing team.


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