[Chapter-delegates] information system security awarness

[Jean-Robert Hountomey]

As many of you already know, Togo has been funded by ISOC and we will run an Information System Security Training center.

We are hosting from Feb 28 to March 04 in Togo the CISSP (certified Information Systems Security Professional) training together with ISC2. If you are interested, PING ME. We have obtained the CBK from ISC2 at a very interesting price than what is done.

Added to that we have entered in partnership with ECCOUNCIL for Togo to deliver online some course and certification in Information system Security. I am pleased to extend the program to all ISOC CHAPTERS.

If you are interested read the conditions below, and ping me at president at isoc.tg

We are entering in a partnership via ISOC TOGO with ECCOUNCIL to offer to all ISOC chapter’s the Security 5 course to raise awareness regarding the online threats that might endanger people while using the internet. The program will also educate participants about optimal use of the social networking sites and how to avoid suspicious websites.
The course and certification will be offered online. The program will give you access to the course and you will get a voucher to pass the exam online.

Conditions for Every Body (open to all Isoc Chapters)
a.       Must be a member of an ISOC Chapter in good standing
b.      Must agree to complete the course with in 6 month time frame
c.       Be presented by your chapter 
d.      Pay a fee of $52 (more than 50% discount) for the online course and the certification

Conditions for students from an African Public University (open Only to Full time student from an African public university)
a.       Must be a member of an ISOC Chapter in good standing
b. Must be a full time student form a PUBLIC African university (Student Id required)
c.      Must agree to complete the course with in 6 month time frame
d.       Be presented by your chapter 
d.      Pay a fee of $12 for the online course and the certification

NB: I will see with you chapter chair how to collect the fees and transfer them to Eccouncil. 

Note: the first group will start on March 01.

About Security 5 - http://www.eccouncil.org/certification/entry_level_certifications/security5.aspx
This Security5 course provides elaborated study of Security concepts, Networking concepts, Incident response, Online payment system, Windows administration, Recognizing security threats and attacks, etc. This course is very beneficial for a variety of fields like Customer care executive, Office assistant, Computer operator, Sales executive Computer hardware technician, Police and other law enforcement personnel, Defense and Military personnel, common computer users, Legal professionals, Banking, Insurance and other professionals, Government agencies, Students of academic institutions, etc.
Security 5 is a vendor neutral certification that measures you skills in but not limited to the following: 
Foundations of Security 
Basic Security Procedures 
Desktop Security 
Administering Windows Securely 
Recognizing Security Threats and attacks 
Secure Internet Access 
Working on the Internet 
Knowing online payment systems 
Incident Response
 
About Eccouncil – http://www.eccouncil.org/about_us/about_ec-council.aspx
The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member-based organization that certifies individuals in various e-business and information security skills. It is the owner and creator of the world famous Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)/License Penetration Tester (LPT) programs, and as well as many others programs, that are offered in over 60 countries through a training network of more than 450 training partners globally.
 
EC-Council has trained over 80,000 individuals and certified more than 30,000 security professionals. Many of these certifications are recognized worldwide and have received endorsements from various government agencies including the US Federal Government via the Montgomery GI Bill, National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS). And the United States Department of Defense has included the CEH program into its Directive 8570, making it as one of the mandatory standards to be achieved by Computer Network Defenders Service Providers (CND-SP)