[October 22, 2014]

Core Security® Makes Core Impact® Pro Training and Certification Available Online

Core Security®, a leading provider of attack intelligence solutions, today announced its Core Impact Certified Professional (CICP) program is now available online and on-demand through its partner, The Hacker Academy. Previously offered exclusively as a two day, in-person course, this addition to Core Security's training options is designed to ensure customers who cannot accommodate that structure can still maximize the value of Core Impact® Pro. Like the original program, this online option combines in-depth product training with guidance on planning, conducting and reporting on highly targeted penetration tests.

Over the course of 16 hours, this self-paced program enables participants to conduct hands-on penetration testing against lab environments specifically designed to reinforce and deepen the understanding of principles introduced in the curriculum. Upon passing a competency examination, attendees receive a certificate confirming they are Core Impact Certified Professional. By completing CICP training, Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs) also receive credits toward maintaining their certificates, recognized by (ISC) ².

"We have always received excellent feedback on our in-person training course, but as our customer base became more globally dispersed, we found it necessary to create a flexible and budget-conscious alternative to the traditional program," said Michael Hurley, senior manager, account management for Core Security. "We want to ensure customers are able to utilize 100 percent of what Core Impact Pro has to offer, regardless of what cost or travel restrictions they might face."

"Collaboration in our industry is vital," said Aaron Cohen, chief operating officer and co-founder of The Hacker Academy, a part of Blackfin (News - Alert) Security. "This partnership with Core Security allows us to offer a top notch product certification course, utilizing our world class online platform; a perfect match."

Core Security is offering an Early Adopter discount (25 percent off of the list price) for those who enroll before the end of 2014. The registration page and additional information about the course can be found here: https://hackeracademy.com/masterclass/core-cicp-promo.

About Core Security:

Core Security provides the industry's first comprehensive attack intelligence platform. With Core Security, enterprises can focus on the most likely threats to their critical business assets by modeling, simulating and testing what an actual attacker would do. Core Security helps more than 1,400 customers worldwide identify the most vulnerable areas of their IT environments to improve the effectiveness of remediation efforts and ultimately secure the business. Our patented, proven, award-winning enterprise products and solutions are backed by more than 15 years of applied expertise from Core Labs research and Core Security Consulting Services. For more information, visit www.coresecurity.com.

About The Hacker Academy:

A part of Blackfin Security, The Hacker Academy is the platform used for the development, delivery and distribution of information security training. Our easy-to-use and robust platform allows administrators to easily manage and deploy information security training content, as well as track and report on user progress, within one fully hosted cloud environment. The Hacker Academy delivers third party content and certifications, as well as technical security training, in an interactive, on-demand environment where participants are able to practice concepts as they progress through real world simulations. Our training platform and content has been used by organizations around the world since 2005.

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