Nexient Learning Helps Canadian Companies Protect Themselves with Launch of “Securing the Enterprise” Training Program
New program offers arsenal against internal and external threats
Infosecurity Conference - Toronto, ON, June 10, 2008 - Nexient Learning Inc. (NEX: NXN.H), Canada's largest corporate skills development company, today announced the official launch of its Securing the Enterprise (SE) program. Through exclusive partnerships with top security organizations such as Mile2 and Terra Nova. The SE program focuses on the role the individual plays in safeguarding a company’s information assets and takes a multi-faceted approach to delivering training on security topics ranging from general security awareness to compliance issues to deep technical education.
Despite increasing investments and advancements in technology, security breaches are on the rise. In fact, a recent CSI-FBI survey found that company losses due to security breaches doubled between 2006 and 2007. Breaches like these not only negatively impact an organization’s reputation and client credibility, but also their bottom line. Designed to empower everyone from the CEO to the office administrator, the SE program provides the awareness, tools and resources needed to effectively safeguard the company’s reputation, employees and the integrity of internal systems and data.
“Businesses must recognize the role individuals play when it comes to safeguarding a company, and that it’s not just an IT issue - it’s a people issue,” said Scott Williams, Chief Learning Officer, Nexient Learning. “As a result, businesses need to ensure employees are armed with the right skills to effectively protect their company’s assets and themselves from security threats. Working with some of the best known leaders in the training industry, we’re delivering a truly unique and comprehensive, three-tiered approach to security that combines soft skills and internal policies with IT know-how.”
Through the program, participants are empowered with the awareness, training and tools they need to safeguard a company’s information assets and protect the reputation it has built. Nexient’s unique and holistic approach to security training encompasses three critical areas of knowledge that must work together to support the integrity of a company:
- Broad Awareness; which is designed to provide each individual within an organization a deeper understanding of the role they play in security and their individual responsibilities
- Management and Governance; which provides security managers and governance staff with in-depth knowledge about designing and managing security policies that help protect their organization, and
- Technical Expertise; which helps IT professional attain critical and in-demand skills such as secure coding, forensics and network security
Concurrent with the launch the SE program, Nexient also today unveiled a distribution agreement with Terra Nova, a Canadian leader in the field of security awareness training. “Nexient’s Securing the Enterprise Program is an industry first – and we are delighted to be involved in the development and delivery of this program to Canadian organizations,” said Lise Lapointe, President and CEO of Terra Nova. “Through this collaborative partnership, no other training organization in Canada offers the variety and in-depth knowledge that the SE program has to offer.”
For more information about the program, please visit www.nexientlearning.com or stop by booth #412 at the Infosecurity Conference (June 10-12 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre).
About Nexient Learning Inc.
Nexient Learning Inc. is the largest corporate skills development and learning services company in Canada. Nexient delivers the broadest choice of top calibre, industry-recognized curricula in information technology, business process improvement and leadership and business skills. Nexient's learning services include learning management systems, curriculum development and strategic consulting. With 16 locations across Canada, Nexient offers innovative learning solutions in both classroom and online formats. Nexient is traded on the NEX board as "NXN.H". More information is available on the
company's website at www.nexientlearning.com.
About Terra Nova
Terra Nova offers online training programmes to companies and governmental organisations. The Terra Nova end-to-end solution is a simple and effective solution that presents the basic principles and best practices of Information Security. This solution is unique and innovative because, at this point in time, no other security awareness programme offers such a complete solution. The program comprises not just an online course, but also an internal communications plan, a managers’ seminar, a knowledge evaluation quiz, as well as a quarterly newsletter.
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