Guidance Software Launches New Training & Professional Development Program to Meet Burgeoning Demand.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002 Guidance Software: -- Education and Certification Programs Recognized by the State Bar of California, Veteran's Administration, National Association of State Boards state boards Examinations administered by a US state board of medical examiners to license a physician in a particular state; these examinations play an ever-decreasing role in state medical licensure, as these bodies now rely on standardized national examinations of Accountancy (NASBA NASBA National Association of State Boards of Accountancy NASBA Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification (assay used to detect HIV viral load in blood plasma) ) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Established in 1988 the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is the professional organization that governs professional fraud examiners. Its activities include producing fraud information, tools and training. (ACFE ACFE Association of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE Adult, Community and Further Education (Department of Education, Victoria, Australia) ACFE American College of Forensic Examiners ) Guidance Software, the world leader in forensic Belonging to courts of justice. forensic 1) adj. from Latin forensis for "belonging to the forum," ancient Rome's site for public debate, and currently meaning pertaining to the courts. and enterprise-investigation solutions, today announced additional course series in response to growing demand for forensic and incident response training from the corporate IT sector. "Computer forensics The investigation of a computer system believed to be involved in cybercrime. Forensic software provides a variety of tools for investigating a suspect PC. Such programs may include a function that copies the entire hard drive to another system for inspection, allowing the original to is becoming recognized as an essential security tool for IT managers," said Bob Sheldon, senior vice president of Guidance Software. "In addition to its obvious value in digital investigations, computer forensics software is increasingly being used in the enterprise for information auditing, incident response analysis and IT risk management. The number of corporate security staff attending our training has more than doubled in the past two years." In order to meet the needs of both law enforcement and corporate IT trainees, Guidance Software is introducing three training series, each geared to meet the needs of a specific trainee group. The Forensic Series concentrates on the traditional methodology of computer investigations and forensics See computer forensics. for law enforcement agents. The ERAD ERAD ER Associated Protein Degradation (biology) ERAD Endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation ERAD Enterprise Rapid Application Development ERAD En Route Radar ERAD Economic and Regulatory Analysis Division (Enterprise Response, Auditing and Discovery) Series targets the needs of enterprise IT for incident response, information auditing and forensic discovery. The Expert Series provides advanced education for those who have already mastered the basics and need focused and advanced technique instruction for specific investigative techniques. The new series allow users to choose courses based on their skill level as well as their industry. Therefore, they receive more targeted instruction from Guidance Software trainers, former investigators with an average of 15 years' experience in conducting forensic investigations. The following organizations offer accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. or reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. for completed Guidance Software training and certifications: -- The State Bar of California: All EnCase training conducted at the Guidance Software, Inc. Pasadena, CA facility is approved for up to 23 Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credit hours. -- The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA): NASBA has approved Guidance Software as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. Certified Public Accountants, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE) and other certified professionals, now receive 32 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits for completing EnCase Forensic Methodology Training. -- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): EnCase Forensic Methodology Training is accepted by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) towards meeting the annual CPE credit requirements to maintain the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation. -- Veteran's Administration: Reimbursement of EnCase Certification testing through the GI Bill. For more information on Guidance Software training, visit: http://www.guidancesoftware.com/html/training.html. About Guidance Software Guidance Software is the world's leader in providing forensic and enterprise-investigation solutions. EnCase en·case tr.v. en·cased, en·cas·ing, en·cas·es To enclose in or as if in a case. en·case  ment n. , Guidance Software's
flagship, award-winning solution, provides powerful forensic,
information auditing, analysis and IT management tools. These powerful
tools simplify and greatly enhance information auditing, management and
forensic investigations.Guidance Software, Inc., was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. The company has offices and training facilities in California, Virginia and the United Kingdom. Guidance has more than 7,000 corporate and government users worldwide and offers forensic methodology training to over 2,000 students annually. Guidance Software is recognized as one of Software Magazine's "Software 500" and has been awarded both SC Magazine's "Best Buy" and "Pick of 2001" honors, with its Windows-based forensic tool, EnCase, receiving a five-star rating, the publication's highest. You can visit Guidance Software on the Web at http://www.GuidanceSoftware.com. |
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