VCampus Introduces “Security Short” on Selecting a Good Password
VCampus® Corporation (Nasdaq: VCMP), the
leading provider of end-to-end, web-based e-Learning solutions, has launched
the course “Selecting a Good Password” on its Security College Online
campus www.securitycollegeonline.com
The course, which takes employees less than 10 minutes to complete and costs
$3 per user, gives basic instruction on how to select passwords that are easy
for the employee to remember and use but difficult for others to obtain or guess.
“Password selection may seem like a simple thing, but each year poor passwords
cost companies millions of dollars in security breaches” said Ron Freedman,
Vice President of Security Solutions at VCampus, who heads up Security College
Online. Yesterday’s report from the National Research Council makes
it even clearer that companies must take immediate action to better protect
themselves. We developed this course to help companies educate their employees
on how to choose passwords that prevent this type of vulnerability.²
³What makes this course so unique is that it is short, easy to follow,
and tactical in nature, targeting one of the highest risk areas of online security,
according to Freedman. length and ease make it the perfect kind
of course for organizations seeking to mitigate their security risks.²
According to the report issued yesterday by the National Research Council Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, U.S. computer systems are increasingly
vulnerable to cyberattacks, partly because companies are not implementing security
measures already available. As an example, the report noted that passwords are
the most common method used today to authenticate computer users. The report
recommends better training and education for employees among other measures
to respond to the increasing security challenge.
Online provides best-in-class instruction on the latest security information and
technologies. VCampus is also working with companies that want to utilize Security
College Online to a greater extent by developing specialized course sequences
and volume pricing agreements. In addition, companies that want to incorporate
security content into their own e-Learning campuses can work with VCampus to
do so, either by leveraging VCampus¹ existing content or by having VCampus
develop custom content for them.
About VCampus
VCampus® Corporation (Nasdaq: VCMP) is the leading provider of end-to-end
e-Learning solutions. The company develops, manages and hosts turnkey, web-based
learning solutions for corporations, government agencies and higher education
institutions. VCampus enables these organizations to offer complete global distance
learning solutions to their customers, employees, distributors, suppliers and
students. VCampus¹ e-Learning solutions are designed to help clients deliver
higher education programs to adult students; improve the performance of their
distribution channels and suppliers; measure and develop their employees¹
knowledge, skills and abilities; and increase their customers¹ satisfaction
and loyalty. VCampus distributes a courseware library of more than 4,000 web-based
courses and has delivered more than 2 million courses to over 500,000 adult
learners. VCampus Corporation is headquartered in Reston, VA. For more information,
call 800-915-9298, or visit the VCampus website at www.vcampus.com is a registered trademark of VCampus Corporation.
Media Contacts:
Joanne Rasch
VCampus Corporation
(703) 893-7800 ext. 264
jrasch@vcampus.com
Lisa Sherwin Wulf
VCampus Corporation
(703) 893-7800 ext. 296
lsherwin@vcampus.com
