A Congregation of World Class Information Security Training in a World Class Security Event

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 11, 2009 -
EC-Council is pleased to announce the launch of Hacker Halted | Academy at the upcoming Hacker Halted USA, a premier information security training event to be hosted in Miami, Florida.

Recognizing the growing demand for security education and trainings, EC-Council has put together some of the most sought after information security trainings & certification classes offered by top training companies and well-respected instructors. With a carefully selected array of technical training and certification classes, offered by the likes of Foundstone Inc, Global Knowledge, NGS Software, Aspect Security, Veridion, Security Horizon, Netcom Information Technology, Solutient, Insyte, among others, participants will be spoilt for choice choosing which class to participate in.

Leonard Chin, Conference Director for Hacker Halted remarked, “Despite the current economic conditions, the pursuit for quality information security training is growing rapidly. More companies and businesses understand the importance of security and realize that equipment based measures are no longer adequate to protect one’s network or IT infrastructure. The need for qualified professionals to uphold the integrity of a company’s network and increase customers confidence continues to surge.” He adds, “Be it obtaining a new certification that will enhance one’s credentials, or a case of wanting to improve technical abilities, Hacker Halted Academy has a wide array of classes available for nearly all information security professionals.”

The objective of Hacker Halted Academy is to be a platform for security professionals to obtain quality knowledge and cutting edge technical skills for information security training. Some of the programs offered are the Certified Ethical Hacker (http://www.eccouncil.org/ceh.htm), Licensed Penetration Tester, Web Application Security, CISA & CISM preparatory class, Computer forensics and incident response training, the CISSP exam preparatory class, Implementing ISO27001, IAM/IEM standards, IT Risk Management & Governance certification classes, the Ultimate Hack series, as well as the all new Virtualization Training, among others.

Instructors include the likes of Larry Greenblatt, creator of the world-renowned “Cyber Kung Fu” training methodology, Clement Dupuis, well-known and sought after trainer, Michael Gregg, author of many security books, Tom Bowers, one of EC-Council’s Master Trainer, Tim Pierson and Edward Haletky, co-authors of an upcoming book on virtualization security.

The launch of Hacker Halted Academy is in line with the objective of Hacker Halted (http://www.hackerhalted.com/) - to raise awareness towards increased education and ethics in information security. Hacker Halted is a complete and comprehensive information security event, and now offers world-class training on site.