[April 07, 2015]

Global Knowledge Named an Authorized (ISC)2® Partner

Global Knowledge, the world's leading IT and business training provider, today announced it has been named an (ISC)² Official Training Provider to expand training resources available to information systems security professionals throughout North America.

This new partnership provides more options for security professionals seeking to earn official (ISC)² certifications amidst increasing organizational demand for highly skilled, adaptive teams to protect critical systems and data. Global Knowledge (News - Alert) now offers official training for all nine of the certifications in the (ISC)² suite.

"We're pleased to partner with a company that has been recognized as one of the top IT training organizations for the past several years," said David Shearer, CISSP, PMP, executive director, (ISC)². "As a new Official Training Provider, Global Knowledge will provide additional tools to the IT security community to help advance our mission. Industry recognized credentials and subsequent training materials set an accepted standard and offer confidence to organizations and customers alike."

Global Knowledge offers a broad portfolio of security training, in addition to continuous learning resources, to provide learners and their organizations with expanded activities, expert support and materials to supplement classroom experiences and to practice skills. (ISC)² training offered by Global Knowledge uses official content and is suited for professionals looking to close the security skills gap to keep pace with changing industry job roles.

"We are seing increased urgency around proper provisioning for security positions, and certification for those roles, from customers around the world," said Michael Fox, SVP, Enterprise Solutions for Global Knowledge. "Security requirements are changing at an unprecedented speed, and equipping teams with the appropriate training and skills to properly plan and manage against them is forcing companies to prioritize investments in appropriate systems, practices and ongoing professional development. We are working with customers to assess their resources, and help quickly and effectively close skills gaps - not just to help bolster their success, but to protect their very foundation."

The (ISC)² designations also increase the number of certifications Global Knowledge can offer under the DoD 8570.1 mandate. Global Knowledge's complete (ISC)² certification training includes:

• Information Security Certifications
  • CISSP (Technical and Management)
  • SSCP (Technical and Administrative)
• Advanced Security Certifications
  • CISSP-ISSAP (CISSP specializing in Architecture)
  • CISSP-ISSEP (CISSP specializing in Engineering)
  • CISSP-ISSMP (CISSP specializing in Management)
• Specialized Security Certifications
  • CCFP (Cyber Forensics)
  • HCISPP (Healthcare Security and Privacy)
  • CSSLP (Software Security)
  • CAP (System Authorization)

About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the world's leading IT and business skills training provider. Offering the most relevant and timely content delivered by the best instructors, we provide customers around the world with their choice of convenient class times, delivery methods and formats to accelerate their success. Our business skills solutions teach essential communications skills, business analysis, project management, ITIL service management, process improvement and leadership development. With thousands of courses spanning from foundational training to specialized certifications, our core IT training is focused on technology partners such as Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Citrix, IBM, Juniper, Microsoft (News - Alert), Red Hat and VMware. We offer comprehensive professional development for technologies like big data, cloud, cybersecurity and networking.

Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. Learn more at www.globalknowledge.com.

About (ISC)²^®
Formed in 1989, (ISC)² is the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security professionals worldwide, with over 100,000 members in more than 160 countries. Globally recognized as the Gold Standard, (ISC)² issues the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP^®) and related concentrations, as well as the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP^®), the Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP^SM), Certified Authorization Professional (CAP^®), HealthCare Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP^SM), and Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP^®) credentials to qualifying candidates. (ISC)²'s certifications are among the first information technology credentials to meet the stringent requirements of ISO/IEC (News - Alert) Standard 17024, a global benchmark for assessing and certifying personnel. (ISC)² also offers education programs and services based on its CBK^®, a compendium of information and software security topics. More information is available at www.isc2.org.

© 2015, (ISC)² Inc., (ISC)², CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, ISSEP, CSSLP, CAP, SSCP and CBK are registered marks, and CCFP and HCISPP are service marks, of (ISC)², Inc.

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