Boca Raton, Florida based Center for Information Security Awareness (CFISA) is pleased to announce that their online security awareness training program has been certified by the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for the fifth consecutive year!
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 2054.519, the Texas Department of Information Resources has reviewed CFISA’s cyber security training program and determined that it meets the required criteria for state and local government employees’ training. CFISA’s Security Awareness Program will remain on the list of certified training programs, which can be found on the Department of Information Resources website.
The Texas Department of Information Resources certifies cyber security training programs with consultation from the Texas Cybersecurity council. The training programs, in accordance with the Texas Government Code Section 2054.519(b), have to focus on several important factors, such as forming information security habits and procedures that protect information resources as well as teaching best practices for detecting, assessing, reporting and addressing information security threats. According to the Texas DIR website, contractors of state agencies who have access to a state computer system or database must also complete training during the term of the contract and during any renewal period. Interested parties can learn more about the state’s legislation on the DIR website.
Michael Levin, founder, and CEO of the Center for Information Security Awareness says, “It doesn’t matter how many automated methods you have to detect and prevent a breach of your organization’s security, you aren’t totally safe until you know that your employees have the know how to act in ways that boost your security instead of creating weak spots. With the CFISA Security Awareness Program, you can teach your employees what real threats look like and how to respond to them. At CFISA, we understand that the real path to total data security starts at the human level, and that’s how we approach all of our training programs. With this renewed certification, we are able to continue to help organizations keep their data and systems safe.”
CFISA’s Security Awareness Training course looks over everything from the basics of how cybercrime can affect a business to the many methods by which hackers may target a company and it’s customer data. Security training empowers employees to protect their organizations and customer data. Levin says, “Given how prominent cybercrime has become and how creative these hackers are, it is not surprising that the State of Texas and the government of the United States have implemented very strict requirements for the training courses that teach government employees how to deal with these issues. We are proud to be part of the select few organizations that have the certification required to provide this training.”
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