Megamind Announces First in Industry - Critical Boot Camp for Information Security Metrics

SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Megamind Training Institute announced today an innovative 3-day computer security training boot camp to be offered onsite globally, and held publicly in various cities within the U.S. in 2013, beginning in Washington, DC - June 2013.

The Information Security (InfoSec) PRAGMATIC Metrics Boot Camp Training provides invaluable tools and essential guidelines necessary for dealing with security metrics. Attendees learn how to develop a system of effective and meaningful measures that will enhance security and improve cost-effectiveness of any security program.

This very timely security boot camp covers real-time, accurate and reliable metrics that are critical to every security program, regardless of size. This is the ultimate how-to-do-it training for security metrics. Packed with helpful tips, attendees learn how to specify, develop, use, and maintain an information security measurement system (a comprehensive suite of metrics).

Megamind's intensive trainings really deserve the label of “Boot Camp” as they provide an accelerated learning environment, where skills are put to use immediately. This boot camp is especially designed to help IS professionals that are struggling to make sense of security metrics, or searching for better metrics to manage and improve information security.

Special Pricing/Training Dates: Megamind offers its emerging technology training to the broadest possible audience with competitively priced training. Megamind is offering the InfoSec  PRAGMATIC Metrics Boot Camp Training at an affordable $1295 for the 3-day training (www.megamindtraining.com). Tuition includes a signed copy of security expert practitioner and trainer, Krag Brotby's co-authored new book --- PRAGMATIC Security Metrics --- a $70 value.

Training (open to the general public) is scheduled to be held as follows in 2013:
* June 3-5, 2013 in Washington, DC
* September 18-20, 2013 in Chicago, IL
* October 7-9, 2013 in San Jose, CA

Space is limited and early registration is required. This 3-day boot camp training is also available immediately for onsite training (the instructor conducts the training at the client's site).

Information Security PRAGMATIC Metrics Boot Camp
(for more details visit: http://www.megamindtraining.com/portfolio/information-security-pragmatic-metrics-boot-camp-training)

The InfoSec training is taught by leading international security expert, Krag Brotby, and based on the newly published book by Auerbach (co-authored by Krag Brotby and Gary Hinson) titled PRAGMATIC Security Metrics. This intensive training provides a hands-on practical approach to developing, testing, and operating a set of metrics that actually support the business, providing management with the information needed to make crucial decisions on risk, security, control, assurance and governance.

"The PRAGMATIC approach offers a consistent practical methodology for the selection and implementation of effective security metrics able to demonstrate information security performance and outcomes at the strategic, tactical and operational levels." said expert security practitioner, trainer and co-author, Krag Brotby.

While there are literally thousands of things that can be measured, the PRAGMATIC approach allows selection of the relatively few that are truly effective and provide a sound basis for making operational, management and strategic security decisions. Real-time, accurate and reliable metrics are essential. The InfoSec PRAGMATIC Metrics Boot Camp covers what is needed and attendees learn how to achieve it.

About MEGAMIND®
Founded in 1996, MEGAMIND serves as the training subsidiary to the UniForum Association, a not-for-profit, vendor-neutral association with organizational offices worldwide. UniForum (www.uniforum.org) was founded in 1981 to address the concerns of the rapidly emerging UNIX technology and open systems in general. During its 32 years of service, UniForum has served as an advocate to promote open computing, to provide standards development and to encourage educational services. UniForum continues today to educate thousands of IT professionals worldwide about the advances of technology and its practical use through its training subsidiary, the MEGAMIND Training Institute. All of Megamind's public training courses are available onsite.
For more information visit: www.megamindtraining.com.

For more information contact:
Deborah Murray, Managing Director and VP, Professional Training and Development
MEGAMIND (www.megamindtraining.com)
Ph: 1-831-662-9164; E-mail: dmurray@megamind.org