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Security Innovation donates application security eLearning
to foil cyber attackers

Security-Conscious organizations can take 60-minute course anytime from August 12 through August 14

Wilmington, MA - Responding to a continued rise in cyber attacks, software security expert Security Innovation is waiving the access fee to its newest eLearning course, “Software Security Awareness,” for a limited time. The course is suitable for any employee of any organization with a commitment to building a culture of security awareness around secure software development.

“Software Security Awareness” is a 60-minute online self-paced course that illustrates the importance of software security, the stakes involved, and the best practices for minimizing software risks. Although the course sells for $295 per seat per year, Security Innovation will make the course free to anyone Wednesday, August 12 through Friday, August 14. Simply visit http://elearning.securityinnovation.com, provide basic contact information, and begin taking the course immediately.

“Security threats are soaring, attacks are succeeding at unprecedented rates, and the human factor remains the biggest vulnerability in information security today,” said Security Innovation CEO Ed Adams. “Too many practitioners are unaware of the simple steps they can take to build and deploy more secure software and make the cyber attacker’s job more difficult. The business and technical need for security awareness is urgent, and we’re in a position to help. So we are helping.”

“Software Security Awareness” explores the following topics:

• identifying security activities for every role within the development organization

• root causes, risks and consequences of software vulnerabilities

• recognizing threats to critical assets

• best practices for managing software security risk in the development lifecycle

Security awareness: a growing need
More electronic records were breached in 2008 than the previous four years combined, according to the “2009 Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report” (DBIR) released April 15. The breaches, some of the largest cyber crimes ever, have been fueled by a targeting of the financial services industry and a strong involvement of organized crime, the report says.

The report also makes a strong case for basic security awareness: “Verizon Business investigative experts found … that nearly nine out of 10 breaches were considered avoidable if security basics had been followed,” says a news release about the report.
 

About Security Innovation
Security Innovation is a leading independent provider of secure software lifecycle management solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Global technology vendors and enterprise IT organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, FedEx, ING, Coca-Cola and GE rely on our security services, tools and training to identify and mitigate the security risks in their software. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., with offices in Seattle, Wash. and Beijing, China.   For more information about Security Innovation, please visit www.securityinnovation.com or call +1.978.694.1008.


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