Free Security Awareness Training - Part 5 of 5

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Today's post concludes the series of five posts whereby I wanted to give you links to 25 security awareness courses and videos that are publicly available.

I strongly believe that security awareness training is an essential component to good security. Throwing money and technology at the security problem might be worthwhile in the early stages of maturity of an originzatzion's information security program. However, the problem with this approach is that there are diminishing returns; more technology becomes less and less effective at improving security. Something needs to improve beyond installing and patching technology on a daily basis, forever running around attempting to deal with security incidents and emerging threats and doing work simply for work's sake. The human dimension is a critical part of this, and security awareness training helps sharpen this human component; the HumanOS.

1. Analytical Investigative Tools (Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training)
   
2. What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence – Investigators and Evidence Technicians (DNA Initiative)
3. Food Security Training (US Food and Drug Administration)
4. Explosives, Booby Traps and Bomb Threat Management (Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training)
5. HAZMAT Transportation Security Awareness Training (Dangerous Goods International)

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Free Security Awareness Training - Part 4 of 5

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This week I'm sharing with you links to 25 security awareness training sites. The training links are being broken up into groups of five, published within five separate postings. Today we reach the forth set of training links for an accumulative total of 20.

The 2008 information security survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers revealed that investment in security technologies had increased but “the acute focus on technology over the last year has not been matched by an equally robust commitment to other critical drivers of security’s value, such as: (1) many of the critical business and security processes that support technology, and (2) the people who administer them.” Security awareness training helps address the second item.

"The security discipline has so far been skewed toward technology - firewalls, ID management, intrusion detection - instead of a risk analysis and proactive intelligence gathering. Security investment must shift from the technology-heavy, tactical operation it has been to date to an intelligence-centric, risk analysis and mitigation philosophy. We have to start addressing the human element of information security, not just the technological one; it i only then that companies will stop being punching bags." - PricewaterhouseCoopers

Below is the next set of security awareness training links.

1. The History of Bio-Terrorism (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
2. Detecting Bio-Terror (Center for Public Health Preparedness)
3. Radiological Terrorism: Just in Time Training for Hospital Clinicians (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
4. Nuclear Terrorism: Pathways & Prevention (Center for Public Health Preparedness)
5. Preparedness & Community Response to Pandemics (Center for Public Health Preparedness)

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Free Security Awareness Training - Part 1 of 5

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As a security profesional I believe it's essential that we maintain security awareness and an understanding of the threats we face. Education often isn't cheap and the reality is that for many employers funding for training and education is very limited.

Fortunately, we're entering into the holiday season, which is a time of giving, and what I'm giving you are 25 security awareness courses and videos that are publicly available. Okay - maybe not the most exciting gift, but it fits the budget.

I will publish a series of five posts and each post will have links to five training resources. The security awareness courses may be completed online (or on CD-ROM) and are provided without cost to you. This study program is designed to provide you with a broad security awareness. There will be overlap in training that will help you to build depth of knowledge and to emphasize important areas. I emphasize "broad". The material covers many of the domains within security, some of it IT Security, and some of the material may seem a bit Rambo'esque or even doom-and-gloom.

There are several separate agencies and organizations that are offering the courses. Certificates of training can be printed following completion of the courses. You can enroll in any individual course, or if you're more highly motivated, aim for completing all of them. Personally, I believe that anyone who completes all of the courses will become a much more valuable security asset to their employer as well as their community.

Bring out the leftover turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce ... it's time to cram in some free security awareness classes!

1. Phishing Awareness (Defense Information Systems Agency - US DoD)
2. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (Defense Information Systems Agency - US DoD)
3. Security & Privacy Awareness Training (National Institute of Health Information)
4. Information Assurance Awareness (Defense Information Systems Agency - US DoD)
5. Information Assurance Awareness shorts (Defense Information Systems Agency - US DoD)