ISSA Launches Online Learning Center

09/02/2005

OAK CREEK, WI and SEMINOLE, FL (ContentDesk) September 2, 2005 -– The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has launched an online Learning Center to allow its members access to basic security awareness courses. ISSA members are also encouraged to open their own learning centers to provide product training for end-users and customers. In an agreement with The Security Awareness Company and Trusted Learning Corporation, the ISSA Learning Center is available to the public with courses starting at $3 per student: http://www.issa.org/learningcenter.html."The Learning Center model gives our members an inexpensive kick start to their internal security awareness programs and the unique opportunity for their audience to utilize these services as well," said Candy Alexander, Vice President of Education for the ISSA.    "An organization's security is only as good as the people who work there," said Winn Schwartau, President of The Security Awareness Company and Trusted Learning. "Our courses teach all employees about the basics of computer security and how they can personally make a difference in keeping the networks secure."The ISSA Learning Center is an online learning management system that allows individuals and organizations to register, pay for and begin taking courses immediately.

Customized private schools can also be created for organizations that wish to pre-select courses offered to their audiences and pay for them in advance. Students are then given an access code and are allowed to take the courses at their leisure. "Students can bookmark the pages they want to refer back to and they take a quiz at the end of the course to evaluate their proficiency in the topic, said James Bannister, CTO of Trusted Learning Corporation. "For those students in private schools, administrators track their progress and evaluate the effectiveness through our easy to use Trusted Engine."Course topics in the ISSA Learning Center include: Security Awareness 101, Email Safety at Work and Home, Internet & Computer Ethics for Kids, Identity Theft, Social Engineering, Spyware and Viruses. To access the ISSA Learning Center, visit the ISSA homepage at www.issa.org.About ISSAISSA is the largest not-for-profit association for security professionals, with more than 13,000 members in 95 chapters around the world.

The association is focused on providing leadership and vision as the global voice of information security. Its general membership encompasses a wide range of security professionals, from technical security practitioners to top executives, across the entire spectrum of industry and government organizations. For more information on ISSA, visit www.issa.org.About The Security Awareness Company and Trusted LearningFounded by Winn Schwartau, The Security Awareness Company and Trusted Learning Corporation combined, offer organizations a comprehensive package for security awareness training. They use online courses, original artwork, newsletters and other tools to help train end users to protect their systems at home and work. For more information visit: http://www.thesecurityawarenesscompany.com and http://www.trustedlearning.com or call (727) 393-6600.