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Members of the Board and C-Suite Have New Tools to Help Reduce Cyber Security Risk
Members of the Board and C-Suite Have New Tools to Help Reduce Cyber Security Risk.
About this update from Learning Tree International Inc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Learning Tree International (OTCQX: LTRE), a leading provider of IT and \n management training to business and government organizations worldwide, \n has launched a new course that covers cyber security from the \n perspective of senior executives and members of the board.\n \n \n Cyber \n Security Training for the Boardroom and C-Suite »\n \n \n \"This course not only provides executives an understanding of their \n responsibilities, but also provides them practical tools that can be \n used to help implement an effective cyber security risk management \n process, or to evaluate the maturity of an organization’s existing \n process,\" said Richard Spires, CEO of Learning Tree. \"Though \n it covers a highly technical subject, this course is oriented for \n non-technical executives that still must make key decisions regarding \n the largest threat most organizations face today – a massive cyber \n security breach.”\n \n \n In 2015, data breaches cost companies $3.8 million on average, which is \n an increase from 2014, according to a Ponemon \n Institute study. The study also concluded that the per-record cost \n of a data breach increased by 12 percent, reaching $154 per-record. As \n risk, significant loss, and reputational harm increase with the threat \n of data breaches, senior executives are looking for proactive measures \n that will equip them with informed and relevant strategies to properly \n secure their organization’s data.\n \n \n This course prepares members of the board and the C-Suite to understand, \n assess, and take a proactive posture in security through:\n \n \n \n Effectively positioning their organizations to address cyber security \n threats\n \n \n Supporting cyber security planning with management frameworks\n \n \n The use of governance policy and cyber insurance to minimize risk\n \n \n \n “Cyber security has become a standing operational concern with our \n entire management team,” said Jon Mattei, President & Chief Executive \n Officer at Conexus Partners, who attended the course in March 2016. \n “I highly recommend this course to executives and board members who are \n coming to grips with the exposure to their organization and are \n evaluating partners who can provide a navigational roadmap on how to \n address cyber security threats.R...