* subscribe at http://techPolice.com Too Much Focus On Hackers, Warns Security Expert. New Hackademia Training Approach Reduces The Risk Of ``Friendly Fire'' From Employees INTERNET WIRE -- Hackademia, an innovator in security education, today warned that firms may be focusing too much attention on external threats such as hackers, and ignoring the serious insider threats from careless and untrained employees. In response to this security gap Hackademia has launched The Human Perimeter, a half -day on-site and web-based security seminar that teaches employees about the role they must play in protecting their workplace from the threats of cybercrime. "It's one of the unfortunate realities of security," said Neal O'Farrell, CEO of Hackademia. "The more the enterprise invests in the physical and technology perimeters, the more vulnerable the human perimeter becomes. The more successful the enterprise is at keeping intruders out of their networks, the more likely intruders are to focus on vulnerable employees instead." The Human Perimeter focuses on persuading employees of the importance of the role they can play in protecting their workplace, and teaches them how they can modify their behavior from the predictable to the secure to minimize their vulnerability. A key objective is to highlight the critical link between individual behavior, security vulnerability, and the viability of the workplace. "Traditional security education is not working," said Mr. O'Farrell, "because most employees forget the most important rules at the most critical time. Only when security becomes as second nature as being polite to customers will it really be effective. That's what we're aiming for." The seminar will be available as an on-site event, and as a live web-based seminar delivered to the desktop of every employee. Through the web-based seminar employees will also have the opportunity to meet real hackers, and hear first hand how hackers exploit predictable employee behavior and bad computing habits. The cost of the Human Perimeter starts at $135 per person with significant price breaks for companies wishing to use the web-based seminar to train large numbers of employees. A Manager version of the seminar is also available to help managers provide continuing security monitoring and support. ABOUT HACKADEMIA Hackademia is a leading innovator in Internet security education. Recognizing that many successful attacks are exploits of poor user habits, Hackademia seeks to modify user behavior from the predictable to the secure through a series of educational programs that includes live boot camps, web-based seminars, and on-line security training. Security training solutions include The Human Perimeter - Turning Employees Into Sentries In The War Against Hackers; Breach of Trust - Security Lessons For Lawyers; and DeadBolt - Information Security Basics For The Small Firm. Hackademia is based in San Ramon, California, and can be contacted at 925 824 3114, or through their web site at www.hackademia.com. ============================================================ Search the largest used car inventory on the planet. More than 1.5 million listings, updated daily. Your car is waiting. AutoTrader.com http://click.topica.com/caaacxRb1dhr0b2EDp2f/AutoTrader ============================================================ --via http://techPolice.com archive: http://theMezz.com/cybercrime/archive subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --via http://theMezz.com ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dhr0.b2EDp2 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
