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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.

at Learning 2009

someone from the audience asked which learning trends or technologies we felt were overrated: Mobile Computing and Learning, Social Networking, Gaming, User Content, and Performer Support. And the two clear "winners" were...Gaming and Social Networking with both receiving over 30% of the vote. The "loser", which in our case was a GOOD thing :), was Performer Support with 9% of the vote. Not only is our industry finally seeing PS as a powerful learning approach, but we are also seeing it as something achievable.

The dream is to create a one stop launching pad of vibrant and supportive communities that will act as a learning portal for informal learning. If you've been around the learning industry long enough you'll remember that this approach was also what killed many efforts around corporate learning portals in the 90's. They were overrated as a one stop landing page for every learning asset imaginable. Although the premise was good, the execution left much to be desired. Most learners visited once or twice, were immediately overwhelmed, and never returned again.

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.