AXENT Launches General Security Curriculum On Latest Industry Trends to Boost IT Professionals' Security Market Expertise.Business/Technology Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 Addressing Lack of Security Expertise in Industry, Vendor-Neutral Courses Teach Real-World Implications of Implementing Security Strategies and E-Commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. Applications AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AXNT), one of the world's leading e-security solution providers for e-business, today announced its General Security Curriculum. To address the lack of security expertise in the industry, this vendor-neutral series of classes educates IT professionals on the latest security issues and strategies, and their implications in the business world. Upon completion of the Curriculum, attendees have the knowledge to create an overall security strategy for their company, regardless of their organization's current security processes. As organizations rush to put as much as possible on the Web, it is critical that they have the ability to accurately assess vulnerabilities to business-critical information, regardless of the security solutions implemented. Taught by leading security experts from Secure Network Consulting, Inc. (SNCi), AXENT(R)'s independent professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization, the Curriculum discusses how to develop and implement enterprise-wide e-security solutions to manage security risks to information assets and facilitate e-business safely. The General Security Curriculum consists of six distinct courses covering various topics including a general overview of security strategies, defining and implementing a security policy, and e-commerce. "The General Security Curriculum compliments com·pli·ment n. 1. An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation. 2. A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect. 3. AXENT's current offering of product-based security courses," said Bill Franklin, vice president of services for AXENT. "As our customers' trusted security partner, AXENT is aware that no matter what product a company deploys, it is critical for them to adopt an overall security strategy and examine the decisions required to protect the company's information assets." In addition to understanding how solid security practices enable e-business, attendees will learn how AXENT's Lifecycle Security(TM) Model provides a structured approach to the design, implementation and management of security across the enterprise. The Lifecycle Security Model enables organizations to: --Assess vulnerabilities and ensure policy compliance to proactively reduce the risks to organizations. --Protect critical information with perimeter The boundary of a system or network, which defines the inside and outside. It is typically determined by firewalls and addresses. See DMZ. security, and check and detect attacks on information and maintain business integrity. --Enable secure Internet communications between mobile employees, remote operations, suppliers, customers, and other authorized users authorized user Radiation physics A person who, having satisfied the applicable training and experience requirements, is granted authority to order radioactive material and accepts responsibility for its safe receipt, storage, use, transfer and disposal to facilitate new revenue opportunities. --Manage more resources with integrated solutions. How to Attend To register or to obtain information about schedules, pricing and announcements of new courses within the Curriculum, go to www.axent.com/education. About AXENT(R) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize our customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) methodology combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the "right" level of security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , Web-access, single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. and user administration for the entire enterprise. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, Lifecycle Security, the AXENT logo and the SNCi logo are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. 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