Trustwave Introduces New Security Education Services

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Sep 6, 2012) - Trustwave, a leading provider of cloud-based compliance and information security solutions, today announced new, cloud-based security education services that enable organizations to better equip their employees to protect themselves and their organization against growing security risks and compliance missteps.

Trustwave is rolling out enhanced Security Awareness Education courses that cover security and mandate-specific compliance topics, as well as new Secure Code Development training courses designed to help software developers enhance application security.

Organizations that do not invest in security education for their employees put themselves at risk. In investigations of more than 300 security breaches worldwide, Trustwave found that an overwhelming 87 percent of businesses that had been breached did not have security policies, including security awareness education programs, in place.

The cloud-based Trustwave Security Education is built on the threat intelligence of Trustwave's renowned SpiderLabs team of ethical hackers, in collaboration with a global team of compliance experts. These experts conduct security investigations worldwide and ensure training content includes the most up-to-date and relevant information.

Unlike others, Trustwave's Security Awareness Education Program delivers across a broad range of critical topics, and is customized for various employee and organizational types. Organizations can select from a range of courses, from mandate-specific compliance best practices to security best-practices. For example, training on establishing strong and effective passwords and recognizing and avoiding common traps like spear phishing attacks and targeted malware. The training is now available on popular Tablet devices such as the Apple iPad, is easier to use and now available in foreign languages. A new course purpose-built for small merchants has been designed to help them recognize common security threats, identify data breaches and train employees on steps to take should a breach occur. To combat growing attacks on Web applications, Trustwave now offers a full suite of Secure Code Development courses designed for software developers, which introduces them to theory and best practices around planning, writing and testing secure code.

"One of the most critical links in the security lifecycle is ensuring that employees are educated on security and compliance best practices," said Leo Cole, chief marketing officer, Trustwave. "By infusing our program with the intelligence of Trustwave SpiderLabs as well as the best-practices of our prominent compliance teams, Trustwave Security Education Services help organizations augment their technology investments and strengthen their security and compliance posture. Our flexible delivery and customized courseware helps employees easily take on an active role in decreasing risk and improving threat response, in a way that applies to their specific role within their organization."

Learn more about Trustwave Security Education Services at https://www.trustwave.com/security-education-services/. View an infographic about uneducated employees and their risks to security at https://www.trustwave.com/trustednews/2012/09/infographic-uneducated-employees-their-seven-deadly-sins.

About Trustwave
Trustwave is a leading provider of compliance, Web, application, network and data security solutions delivered through the cloud, managed security services, software and appliances. For organizations faced with today's challenging data security and compliance environment, Trustwave provides a unique approach with comprehensive solutions that include its TrustKeeper® portal and other proprietary security solutions. Trustwave has helped hundreds of thousands of organizations -- ranging from Fortune 500 businesses and large financial institutions to small and medium-sized retailers -- manage compliance and secure their network infrastructures, data communications and critical information assets. Trustwave is headquartered in Chicago with offices worldwide. For more information, visit https://www.trustwave.com.

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