Contact: Mr. Robert Horn Tracy
Richter
Virginia College School
of Security
Certified Program
Information Technology
205-271-8271 (630)
208-5030
rhorn@vc.edu Tracy@SecurityCertified.Net
THE SECURITY CERTIFIED PROGRAM ANNOUNCES NEW AUTHORIZED TRAINING PARTNER
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Geneva, IL. USA – 4/24/2005– The Security Certified
Program today announced a new Authorized Training Partner, Virginia College
School of Information Technology.
The SCP is actively joining with leading training centers around the world to bring this program to a global audience. “These training centers have made the choice to enter this growing market,” said Warren Peterson, President and CEO of The Security Certified Program. “By educating their students with the skills businesses are looking for, these organizations will be able to address the increasing need for qualified security professionals and architects.”
Robert Horn, Program Director for BNWS, CNWA, MNE, and NWE at Virginia College, states, “We are very excited about our relationship with The Security Certified Program and believe that relationship will add significant value to the training provided to Virginia College students.”
Virginia College has a long history of offering new direction to its students. The College was founded in 1983 and opened its first branch campus in Birmingham, Alabama, in February 1992. This became the main campus in 1995. In April 1993, the College opened its second branch campus in Huntsville, Alabama and has since grown to 7 campuses across 4 states. In 1997, Virginia College received senior college recognition from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) which now accredits all programs at the school’s campuses.
The in 1997 Virginia College started offering a Network Engineering Associates
Degree program. Since then, additional programs at the Associates,
Baccalaureate, and Masters Degree levels have been offered including the
Bachelors of Network Security Program. This program trains students for careers
in network administration and in network security.
About The Security
Certified Program
The Security Certified Program (SCP) develops and validates skills of information security professionals. The SCP is a two-level, vendor neutral security certification program that enables individuals to acquire skills and get certified as a Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) or a Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA). The focus of SCNP is on Defense, using technologies such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Virtual Private Networks.
The focus of SCNA concentrates on trusted communication and emerging security technologies like Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), biometrics, and smartcards. To obtain certification within each level, students must pass at two proficiency exams demonstrating their security knowledge. For more information, please visit www.SecurityCertified.Net .