Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

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Monday, October 13, 2008

CONTACT: John Gorzynski, johngorz@uga.edu

EITS Office of Information Security offers security training for IT professionals and administrators

ATHENS, Ga.— The EITS Office of Information Security has announced a comprehensive fall schedule of training classes. All classes will be taught on the UGA Athens campus in the Training and Development Center (North Campus, Thomas Street).

"These classes are representative of the training component of SecureUGA," said John Gorzynski, an IT security analyst in the EITS Office of Information Security. "They are designed for IT professionals, managers, and other administrators who are responsible for the security of UGA's computer and information systems."

More information on the classes (listed below) and a registration form are available on the Employee Self-Service Web site (employee.uga.edu) in the "Training and Development" section.

Fall Information Security Training Classes

Infosec @ UGA: What Can Infosec Do for You?	October 21	10 a.m -11 a.m.
Identity Theft	October 23	2 p.m - 3 p.m.
Campus IT Vulnerability Management w/ NeXpose	November 5	10 a.m. - noon
User Security	November 13	2 p.m -3 p.m.
Incident Response	November 18	2 p.m. - 3 p.m
Windows Server Security	November 19	10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Risk Management	December 2	10 a.m. - 11 a. m.
Web Application Security	December 4	10 a.m. -11 a.m.
CAN the SSN	December 11	2 p.m. -3 p.m.

About SecureUGA
SecureUGA (secure.uga.edu) is a role based security training and accountability model in which every individual, regardless of position, has a responsibility to protect our sensitive and critical data. SecureUGA is comprised of three components: policy and procedures, technology, and people. Policy sets the foundation to guide our process and action. Technological enhancements will build strong systems and infrastructure. The third and most important component, people, will be addressed via awareness, training, and education.

About the Office of the CIO and EITS
The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support.