India Launches Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) Program in November. Finally, a Pro

Released by: Payal Saxena

Systems Assurance Institute Adds a New Job-Role Based Program Focused on

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Keywords: Information Security, Compliance, Regulatory, CISSP, CISA, SoX, GLB, FISMA, HIPAA, ISO27001

Update Date: 10/1/2006 3:12:04 AM

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Mumbai, India - September 18, 2006
Indian-based IT Security and Audit Training Systems Assurance Institute (SAI) expands its training offerings to include American-based ecfirst.com’s Certified Security Compliance Specialist™ (CSCS™) Program. As more Indian enterprises conduct business online and with business-critical information being made accessible, there will be a greater number of cases of corporate espionage and information leakage. The new CSCS™ instructor-led program makes available job-role based continuing education focused on information security and regulatory compliance.

Organizations today are challenged with both securing the digital assets and the information infrastructure as well as achieving full compliance with legislations and standards. Financial, ITES-BPO, software, healthcare and other verticals based service providers are required to constantly monitor the changing dynamics of their infrastructure to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities. With the Indian companies becoming part of the global supply chain and global competition, CIO’s need to have a clear sense of vision and clarity towards compliance.

Compliance with international legislations such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Indian IT Act, GLB, FISMA, HIPAA and security standards such as the ISO 17799:2005 and COBIT are becoming a norm today or are being demanded by clients. The primary goal of adherence to any of the regulations and standards is to improve productivity and reinforce customer confidence and allow companies to have the “competitive edge”.

“We are excited to partner with ecfirst.com as the CSCS™ is a unique program of its type in the compliance and security industries. This program is a huge step forward in creating visibility for the compliance profession and we invite the security, auditing and compliance community to take the step with us,” said SAI Director, Sameer Saxena.

The CSCS™ credential is a job-role based designation. This program is designed to enable professionals to understand, prioritize and ultimately assist organizations achieve compliance with information security-based regulations.

The CSCS™ Program will be held in Mumbai and Bangalore in November and later introduced in other metros. As students participate in this two-day instructor-led program and pass the online exam, they are eligible for 16 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) units. SAI brings to India the CSCS™ Program at Rs 24,000 (with exam) compared to its original fee of US $2100.