EC-Council | Newsletter May

E-Business – The training potential for year 2005

E-business spending is on the rise. Gartner analysts predict that e-business spending will increase to between 30 percent and 50 percent of the budget by 2005. "If an enterprise is a conservative adopter of technology, but its strategy is to become a mainstream adopter, it must increase IT spending by at least 160 percent," says Gartner Research Director Kurt Potter.

The outlook for e-business related IT training is also looking good. This is particularly true in the case of security training. “Inflexible contracts and long-term projects no longer exist. End users want shorter milestones and investments that do not tie up capital for longer periods. They need enhanced security and network integration and want to leverage the advantages of the latest telecommunications infrastructure and e-business from e-procurement front-ends to CRM,” Gartner says, in a summary of its latest services market report.

Security Training Outlook

According to CEI’s 2004 IT Security Study, over two-thirds of medium-size organizations provide periodic IT security training for all employees. The study included in depth interviews with 120 senior IT and business executives, defines medium organizations as having annual revenues ranging from $250 million to $750 million.

EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) has become a leading certification in the security arena today. Increasingly endorsed by the industry and adopted by security professionals alike, the certificate delivers value to corporate and individuals alike.

Organizations are rewarding people who are long-timers with training; companies look at it as an investment in their staff.

Ed Denzler CEO of The Training Camp, a training company that specializes in accelerated classroom training on Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, CompTIA, security, and Linux topics shares that he sees lots of action in the Linux space leading to the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification. Several training companies are seeing added value in positioning CEH as the next step to MCSE for an aspiring security professional.

Product Release Announcements

CEH V4 is scheduled for a global launch on December 15, 2004

Security News

According to research from antivirus firm TrendMicro, 47% of malware detected in October were Trojan horses, compared with 30% the previous month. The company’s report quotes that backdoor programs together with Trojans make up almost 65% of detected malware.

This is of concern to corporates as these malware are the main vector for information theft. The report also noted that malware discoveries were up 22% to 1,817 in October. New variants of the MyDoom and Bagle worms also showed a resurgence of those pests last month.

Sophos reported that one in 22 emails was infected were virus in October.

Interview

Jay Bavisi, Vice President EC-Council shares his outlook on the certification market.

Q. EC-Council is an e-business certification body. How would you comment of the increased demand for security certifications compared to e-business certifications?

A. E-Business is a reality that is part of our everyday life. The demand for e-business professional certification is certainly there. However, no business that interfaces with the Internet can afford to be insecure. The current wave for security certifications is a prelude to greater demand for e-business accreditation.

Q. How would you describe the security training market movement globally?

A. EC-Council entered the security space with certifications such as network security and the like. The phenomenal increase in demand for CEH certifications is a pointer to the proactive trend security professionals are adopting in order to defend their networks.

Promotions

EC-Council announces a unique promotion for the month of November. The promotion will be an opportunity for ATCs to showcase their clientele and build on the relationship. Each ATC will be given a chance to showcase five of their best clients trained in EC-Council certifications on our global ‘roll of honor’. EC-Council will be honoring these people in its publications and website.

Please send the following details for your nominee.

Name, Profession, Qualification, nominee’s experience in their functional area with respect to EC-Council certification and email id for verification purposes. All entries should be submitted with a photograph of the nominee. Send in your entries to editor@eccouncil.org

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