| ‘Security’
is a buzzword that is catching up with diverse industry verticals
relying on computing systems to keep the operations and business
wheels moving. Today, average office goers sign an ‘Acceptable
Use Policy’ that is part of ‘Corporate Security
Policies’ and are responsible for any misuse and damage caused
on computing resources.
Several
companies offer in-house training to raise the security awareness
of its employees, while others prefer knowledgeable workers
who have acquired security related credentials. However, there
is a discernable need for knowledge workers who know the basics
of security. These employees bring greater value to the workplace
in terms of better productivity and higher efficiency. There
are lesser downtimes and security lapses by employees and
hence greater cost savings and profits.
Do these
employees need to know how to architect a security policy
or understand complex firewall rules? No, they do not.
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What
today’s knowledge workers need to bring in a better tomorrow
is the ‘Alphabet
Soup of Security’ – the basic core knowledge to distinguish
between the legitimate and the malevolent. They need to be
armed with knowledge that can complement the system administrator’s
security safeguards and the chief security officer’s security
architecture for the corporation.
These
knowledge workers are not confined to the corporate space
alone. They are knowledgeable parents who can guide their
children safely in cyberspace, the knowledgeable
citizen who can safely use e-governance resources and the
knowledgeable freshman who can help protect intellectual property
on the net.
If you
are someone who banks online, pays utility bills online, shops
online, have children chatting online, downloads shareware
and games, communicates over email, subscribes to a broadband
connection or someome who uses a computer system at work /home,
then you need to have Security 5 training to help you guard
your
information assets.
Identity
theft, credit card fraud, online banking Phishing scams, virus
and backdoors, email hoaxes, sex offenders lurking online,
loss of confidential information and hackers are some of the
threats you will face on a daily basis. Are you prepared to
face them and defend yourself?
Secure
yourself with Security 5 training. Take control and remain
in control of your information resources.
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