Why Cybersecurity Training is Critical To Your Organization

The definition of an Ethical Hacker is very similar to a Penetration Tester. The Ethical Hacker is an individual who is usually employed with the organization and who can be trusted to undertake an attempt to penetrate networks and/or computer systems using the same methods and techniques as a Hacker.

That is exactly what is taught in a cybersecurity training program. A comprehensive cybersecurity training program should cover the entire gamut from penetration techniques to exploits and vulnerabilities and how to actually harden the organization’s defenses. Cybersecurity training is critical to ensure that an organization has competent individuals who is equipped with the necessary skills to protect the organization’s data and network from malicious intruders.

Why Cybersecurity Training is Critical

There is a huge need globally for Certified IT Security Professionals. A comprehensive training program is necessary to provide an industry standard information security curriculum and is accompanied by a highly sought-after certification that helps establish to groom information security experts.

Security breaches are on the rise, and it is no surprise to find that as the number of information security incidents continues to mount, so do financial losses. According to the Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis, sponsored by IBM  to the benchmark study of 350 companies spanning 11 countries, the average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million. (Source: IBM)

Survey respondents to a survey conducted by Price Waterhouse Cooper reports that the number of detected incidents soared to a total of 42.8 million, a 48% leap over the year before. This increase comes at great cost: Total financial losses attributed to security compromises increased 34% over that year.

One recent incident involved a security breach involving MOEs online school examination system (Sistem Analisis Peperiksaan Sekolah (SAPS) which may have been hacked due to vulnerabilities which can lead to an attack called SQL Injection. This issue was first reported by The Star on the 10th June 2018 following a tip off after which the site was taken down. (Source: The Star)

In another older article which appeared in the Star on 17th May 2017, it is reported that 12 cases have been identified, including a large government-linked corporation, a government-linked investment firm and an insurance company. There are many such incidents occurring and many of these incidents are not reported by the organizations. (Source: The Star)

Cyber risks will never be completely eliminated. Today, organizations must remain vigilant and agile in the face of a continually evolving threat landscape.

Cybersecurity training programs continue to be highly-demanded for by organizations at large; among them are government agencies, top consulting firms, financial institutions and even Fortune 500 companies.

Importance of Cybersecurity Training

The IT security industry has gained monumental importance in view of increasing cyber-crime against individuals, corporate organizations and even governments. Organizations worldwide realize the threat of hacking and that is why governments and top organizations are paying hefty salaries to hire IT Security Professionals to prevent information security theft and to prevent hackers from corrupting their system.

More than 95% of IT Professionals churned out by the universities worldwide are not trained to handle this need. The US-Council, which offers the Ethical Hacking and Countermeasure Expert (EHCE) and the Certified Cybersecurity Professional certification, gives an added edge to gain employment in any company, especially at corporate conglomerates as these skills are vital in such organizations.

Why Cybersecurity Certifications?

The Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures Expert (EHCE) and the Certified Cybersecurity Professional certification program will immerse participants into an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, hack and secure their own systems.

Many courses have cropped up offering training in so-called “ethical hacking”. But these courses deal with only one half of the security equation. To build highly secure networks, professionals need to be aware of different methods of hacking and at the same time know how to make networks secure from these intrusions using firewalls, UTMs, antivirus, etc. This is the only course which teaches both hacking and countermeasure techniques.

The lab intensive environment gives each participant in-depth knowledge and practical experience with the current essential security systems. Participants will begin by understanding how perimeter defenses work and then be lead into scanning and attacking their own networks, no real network is harmed.

Participants then learn how intruders escalate privileges and what steps can be taken to secure a system. Participants will also learn about Intrusion Detection, Policy Creation, Social Engineering, DDoS Attacks, Buffer Overflows and Virus Creation. When a participant leaves this intensive 5 day class they will have hands on understanding and experience in Ethical Hacking.

The tools and techniques that you will learn are not confined to any particular vendor or platform. The aim of this certification program is to train the cybersecurity professionals of tomorrow who is equally at ease in protecting the conventional or the latest cutting edge network.

Why Be A Certified Cybersecurity Professional?

The US Council Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures Expert and Certified Cybersecurity certification provides the impetus to enter the information security domain and certifies individuals in various information security skills. Many IT companies have made EHCE and the CCSP certification an important qualification for security-related posts making it a go-to certification for security professionals.

US Council – The Science of Security

The US-Council is an International Network Security organization. It is the mission of this organization to fight against the rising cybercrimes. US-Council helps industry in understanding the rapidly growing security threats against their networks and to combat against cybercrimes.

US-Council is also the most popular provider of vendor independent security solutions. Over a hundred thousand people around the world have already trained with them. They are pioneers in the field of cyber security with over two decades of expertise in building secure organizations.

Why US Council

In this age of super-connectivity, Information Security has become a hot-button issue for the modern organization. Instead of information breach due to external threat from the hackers; many organizations are facing internal risks from trusted sources within the organization itself at the same time. Malicious hacking, Trojans, backdoor and worm attacks on organizations lead to a loss of billions of dollars every year.

In general, the primary root that leads to information breach is the lack attention and effort of the organization towards its IT Security and insufficient up-to-date knowledge from IT Security workforce. A consistent IT Security Training for the IT Security workforce is the best solution for an organization to defend from information breach that never cost the amount in the statement.

The US-Council certification programs give participants the ability to secure organizations from such attacks.

The certification programs are designed to be vendor independent so that participants are not tied down to a single platform. The programs are continuously being evaluated and updated by US-Council’s team of security experts. This results in training programs which are unmatched in content and effectiveness.

For more info on how we can assist your workforce to be competent and certified as Cybersecurity Professionals, please visit www.axsel.com.my/ehce or contact us at info@axsel.com.my for more details.

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