Vanguard to Provide RACF Training Courses This Fall That Increase Mainframe Security Skills to Protect Critical IT Infrastructure

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanguard Integrity Professionals, the leading provider of enterprise security software and training for mainframes, today announced its RACF® Training Schedule for fall 2010. Some of the classes the company is offering include Basic RACF Administration and Advanced RACF Facilities training. Attendees of all Vanguard training classes will earn Continuing Professional Education credits. Those who attend 5-day classes, which include eight hours of lab work, will earn 36 CPE credits.

As Gartner discussed in a research note published earlier this year, "the incidence of high-risk vulnerabilities is astonishingly high…," which makes the need for mainframe security training more important than ever (Gartner Research Note G00172909). Gartner went on to point out that: "A real shortage of mature mainframe security skills makes configuration and administration errors more likely [on the mainframe] than on other enterprise server operating systems in the same enterprise," and recommended that enterprises that rely on mainframes "... invest in mainframe-specific technical security skills."

Among the RACF training courses Vanguard is offering this fall are the following:

• Developing Effective Basic RACF Administration Skills – This class is for individuals responsible for implementing, administering and supporting RACF. Attendees learn techniques and best practices and become proficient in RACF administration in less than a week. Classes will be held in Las Vegas September 27 to October 1, November 1-5 and December 13-17, and in Washington D.C. November 29 to December 3.
• Advanced RACF Facilities – Designed for security administrators, security analysts, systems programmers and auditors with RACF experience who want to expand their working knowledge. Attendees learn how to administer RACF for CICS® security, use RACF Security for DB2®, implement UNIX® System Services security by defining the OMVS segment, and define appropriate RACF profiles. No prior knowledge of or experience with CICS, DB2 UNIX System Services, or digital certificates is required. This class will be held in Las Vegas October 18-22 and November 16-20.

Vanguard Enterprise Security Training programs enable organizations to equip IT security personnel with the knowledge they need to better protect mainframe data and applications. Organizations with well-trained security personnel are more secure, more automated, and able to utilize more reliable data and make better business decisions. Vanguard trainers have an impressive list of credentials and, on average, more than 30 years of mainframe security experience. The Vanguard Professional Training team members have been directly involved in the creation of Security Server protocols and policies that serve as benchmarks for proper security administration.

Vanguard will be adding additional classes over the coming months. For more information on Vanguard's training courses, visit www.go2vanguard.com/training.

About Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Vanguard Integrity Professionals provides enterprise security software and services that solve complex security and regulatory compliance challenges for government agencies and corporations around the world. With solutions for Audit and Compliance, Security Administration, Intrusion Detection and Identity and Access Management, Vanguard automates processes necessary to identify and mitigate the risks customers face. Vanguard's customers receive a rapid return on investment and are able to focus on other critical business needs thereby becoming more productive and more secure. For more information, visit www.go2vanguard.com.

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SOURCE Vanguard Integrity Professionals, Inc.