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All GIAC exams corresponding to new certification attempts and new recertification attempts are required to be proctored. The cost of new GIAC challenge certification attempt is $899, certification attempts taken in conjunction with the associated SANS training course are $499, and recertification attempts are $399.

Security organization ISACA has launched a new risk management qualification for information security professionals. The Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) certification targets professionals in the IT area who use information security controls to manage risk in technology environments.

ISACA, which focuses on audit, risk, and governance disciplines, will administer the first CRISC examination next year

This is the fourth certification launched by ISACA. It also offers the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and the Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), which is its most recent certification, launched in 2006.ISACA is also the publisher of the Risk IT standard for managing risk in IT, and the COBIT standard for IT governance.

6 Sigma.us offers online, onsite and open enrollment six sigma training and six sigma certification in Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt, Champion and Lean Agent Certification.

The Balanced Scorecard Institute, the original certifying body for balanced scorecard practitioners, is proud to announce an expansion of its heralded Certification Program to now include two levels of certification: Balanced Scorecard Master Professional (BSMP), and Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP), both of which are now offered in association with the George Washington University College of Professional Studies and are achievable through public workshop participation.

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We now have individual Green Belt course modules like Six Sigma Overview, Process Mapping, FMEA, Introduction to SPC and more available on demand at affordable prices. Pay by credit card and get immediate access for 30 days to each course. Try our Six Sigma Overview course, normally $49.99, for a discounted introductory price of only $19.99!

SixSigma.us also offers training courses that teach not only Six Sigma but also how to use other statistical applications. One of those applications is SigmaXL, an Excel-based statistics application.  SigmaXL has many of the tools used by Six Sigma practioners, but is not nearly as powerful as Minitab. Green Belt Black Belt SigmaXL Excel Add-in included ($199 value) $599 > Enroll Now $999 > Enroll Now

Certification Partners delivers industry-leading IT certifications and training courses through high schools, online universities, training companies, industry associations and companies. We have more than 140,000 alumni globally who have succeeded with our three proprietary credentials in the IT and telephony markets: CIW, CTP and CCNT. Through our Select Partners® program, we deliver industry-leading training for our name-brand partners in IT and Finance credentialing organizations, and professional associations. We help students become professionals and we help professionals develop the skills to strengthen their careers.

S 25999On June 15, 2010 the DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the adoption of BS 25999 for the PS-Prep program.  BS 25999 (which comes in two parts) is one of three standards for use in the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep). PS-Prep is directed by Title IX of the Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007.

Pearson VUE provides a full suite of services from test development to data management, and delivers exams through the world’s most comprehensive and secure network of test centers in 165 countries. Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO; LSE: PSON), the international education and information company, whose businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson Education and the Penguin Group.

Only 12 percent of federal CISOs worry about poorly trained users. According to an April 2010 study by the Ponemon Institute, 40 percent of all data breaches in the United States are the result of negligence, however a comparable statistic for the federal space is unavailable.

The Computer Security Act of 1987 requires federal agencies to "provide for the mandatory periodic training in computer security awareness and accepted computer security practices of all persons who are involved with the management, use, or operation of each Federal computer system within or under the supervision of that agency." At the NIST event, Hord Tipton, executive director of (ISC)², estimated that most federal employees only get an hour of training per year, under FISMA requirements.

The GSE exam is given in two parts. The first part is a multiple choice exam which may be taken at a proctored location just like any other GIAC exam. The current version of the GSE multiple choice exam has the passing score set at 75%, and the time limit is 3 hours. Passing this exam qualifies a person to sit for the GSE hands-on lab. The first day of the two day GSE lab consists of a rigorous battery of hands on exercises drawn from all of the domains listed below. The second day consists of on Incident Response Scenario that requires the candidate to analyze data and report their results in a written incident report as well as an oral report.

CMMI Appraisals  The Appraisal Program oversees the quality and consistency of the SEI's process appraisal technology and encourages its effective use. Its four main functions include communications to the appraisal community; appraisal quality control; training, authorizing, certifying, and providing resources for Lead Appraisers and Team Leaders; and monitoring and reporting appraisal results.