This course is designed to offer an individual a comprehensive approach to understanding security awareness and developing security policy. Business needs change, the business environment changes, and critical systems are continually exposed to new and developing vulnerabilities. Security awareness training is an effective business strategy that reduces the overall risk to an organization, therefore minimizing user-related faults and errors that lead to destructive and costly security incidents. Security awareness and policy development and assessment are a never ending process. In addition all students that certify in Computer and Network Security Awareness (Security 351) which is included in your tuition receive a license to teach Security 351 at your organization free for one year and for a reasonable site fee thereafter.

Being able to design, implement, and manage an effective security awareness program is difficult at best. This program walks trainers and security managers through the architecture and design of a successful security awareness program. It helps the student document and design a clear cut strategy, approach, and implementation plan. The program also focuses on how to write basic security policies that are issue or system specific.

The student will learn how to present the following three hour SANS Stay Sharp course: Computer and Network Security Awareness. The course is designed to teach participants with little or no security experience important concepts and technology that every Internet user should know. They will learn about threats, antivirus programs, firewalls, anti-spyware, identity theft and phishing. The course will raise the students' awareness and offer them the basic skills needed to protect themselves from various threats on the Internet.

Who Should Attend

• Anyone who writes, implements, or must adhere to policy
• Trainers
• Security Managers
• CISO, CSO, ISSM
• Anyone responsible for security awareness program