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New Anti-Phishing Training Course for Employee Awareness to Prevent
One of Today's Largest Cyber Threats
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Learning Systems
(GLS), a leading eLearning solutions provider of off-the-shelf and
customized security and compliance training, announced the newest
addition to its compliance library: the Anti-phishing Essentials
Training course that incorporates scenario-based learning and
gamification elements to educate employees on one of today's largest
threats to information security.
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"We are excited to announce the release of this new learning program
as targeted social engineering and phishing attacks are increasingly
impacting organizations worldwide," said Larry Cates, President & CEO
of GLS. "This scenario-based training is designed to challenge and
test users to promote improved awareness, best practices and
ultimately lead to behavior change. This training program can be
utilized as a key resource within the compliance training library and
also as part of an overall social engineering and targeted phishing
testing and assessment program."
The 25 minute, online anti-phishing training is sure to make an
impact, as recent reports indicate attackers are still posing as
trusted organizations (such as recognized web services providers,
phone companies, and banks), to gain the trust of individuals in these
sophisticated attacks. Attackers are also using multiple channels of
communication such as phone calls, emails or text messages to engage
the victim. GLS firmly believes employee awareness of such attacks is
vital to maintaining individual and organizational security.
This course has three rounds, and in each round, learners are
challenged to recognize a variety of phishing and social engineering
attacks, choosing the safest course of action. Based on their
responses, the program will take them on a specific learning path to
build awareness. The training course can be combined with simulated
attacks, posters, quick reference cards, and newsletters to provide
multiple channels of communication to raise awareness across the
organization, providing a complete anti-phishing program.
For more information, contact GLS here:
http://www.globallearningsystems.com/contact/
About Global Learning Systems
Global Learning Systems LLC (GLS), a subsidiary of Bancroft Technology
Group, Inc., is an award-winning enterprise training solutions
provider, with over 25 years of experience offering web-based
training, outsourcing and support, custom development and IT solutions
that help federal agencies and commercial organizations develop their
human capital resources and meet their business challenges through
integrated learning and technology solutions. Visit
http://www.globallearningsystems.com/ for more information.
Media Contact:
Erica Smith Global Learning Systems +1 410-800-4000 Ext: 100
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