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Security Innovation Expands
Application Security and Quality Education Curriculums
Application Security Research & Training Leader Answers Demand for
Practical
Knowledge for Application Developers
WILMINGTON, Mass.-August 30, 2005-Security Innovation, the
independent industry leader in application security testing,
research and training, today announced that it has dramatically
expanded its application security education curriculum. New courses
have been introduced to broaden the focus beyond post-deployment
application testing; they will also address the needs of developers
in solving security problems at the desktop and prior to product
release-those areas which are most costly to fix. Security
Innovation is working on additional expansions including specific
modules on Microsoft Windows security, Linux security, Java security
and management/CIO-level security awareness courses.
"Security Innovation's training curriculum addresses all phases of
the software development lifecycle. Their experts are not only on
the cutting edge of secure application testing and development, but
they can also convey that knowledge in a practical way," said Chad
Mason, manager, Test Engineering at Choice Hotels. "We can apply the
material immediately and can see results quickly. Time and again,
Security Innovation has proven its value to our software quality
teams and our customers."
Security Innovation's customers are responding well to the new
training offerings: Microsoft licensed three of the new courses to
be delivered to engineers around the world via their
state-of-the-art e-learning system; Cisco contracted Security
Innovation to customize two courses to accommodate its U.S.
engineers' needs; and ING purchased two courses as part of a
nine-month consulting and training engagement which begins this
month.
"Tying training courses to the various phases of the software
development lifecycle (requirements, design, development, test and
deploy) is exactly what the industry is demanding," said Theresa
Lanowitz, research director at Gartner, Inc.. "Organizations must
have a clear direction on how to plan, develop and sustain best
practices of building more reliable and secure applications from the
beginning of the cycle. Application security is the definitive
quality assurance issue, which is why top software companies around
the world are committing resources to comprehensive testing and
training in this area."
Security Innovation builds its
curriculum around its extensive expertise in application security,
including the company's new books, "How to Break Web Software" and
"The Software Vulnerability Guide." In addition to the core set of
training courses, the curriculum now also includes:
- "Fundamentals of Creating Secure Code"
- "Security Testing Boot Camp"
- "How to Break Web Software Security"
- Attacker Techniques Exposed: Threats, Exploits and Vulnerabilities"
"We have noticed a void in the needs of customers from a security
perspective. In addition to a lack of good application security
knowledge, their developers, testers and CSOs are hungry for
resources and effective educational programs," said Dr. Herbert
Thompson, chief security strategist of Security Innovation.
"Companies must build the expertise and methodologies required to
maintain the most secure applications. They are looking for more
than one course; they are looking for an ongoing partnership to
continuously monitor and refresh their internal skills."
Pricing and Availability
All courses are available immediately. For more information, please
call +1.978.694.1008 or visit www.securityinnovation.com/services/training.
About Security Innovation
Security Innovation, Inc. is the leading independent provider of
application security services. Dozens of leading organizations,
including Adobe, Cisco, Fidelity, Harris Corporation, IBM, ING, HP,
Microsoft, SAIC, SAP, Symantec, VeriSign and a number of government
agencies, rely on Security Innovation's expertise in application
security testing and training to develop, evaluate and deploy more
secure applications. More than 60 percent of the Company's staff
holds advanced degrees in computer science with 30 percent at the
Ph.D. level. The Company is headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., with
offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Seattle, Washington and
Melbourne, Florida. For more information about Security Innovation,
visit www.securityinnovation.com or call +1.978.694.1008.
Contacts:
Davida Dinerman/Tom Bain
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
(781) 684-0770
sisecure@schwartz-pr.com
