NSA IAM Course (Part I)

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Location: Herndon, Virginia, USA
Date: 15-16 Sep 2009

• Courses are taught by top instructors - working consultants who bring real-world assessment experience into the classroom
• Includes the IAM Certificate test at the end of Day Two
• Course provides 16 continuing professional education (CPE) credits
• Professional discount, $100 off the standard student fee of $795.00
• Learn how to apply the NSA’s proven methodology to efficiently and effectively delivery assessments to your organization or client
• Learn about the pitfalls of relying on “full security assessment tools”
• Register for the NSA INFOSEC Evaluation Methodology (IEM) Certificate Course (Part II)
• Special Federal Pricing – Contact your EDS INFOSEC Course Administrator, call 703 742 1866 or e-mail Paul Holmes (paul.holmes@eds.com) to request information about EDS' competitive IAM class prices for Federal Organizations (10 or more students).

Course Description

By agreement with the NSA, EDS is offering the NSA's INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (IAM) course to experienced information security professionals who conduct, or are interested in conducting, information security assessments of information systems.

The two-day course teaches the NSA’s IAM – a high-level, non-intrusive process for identifying and correcting security weaknesses in information systems and networks.

Certificates are awarded to qualified students who meet the experience requirements, attend the full two-day training class, participate in class exercises, demonstrate an understanding of the methodology and pass the written test given at the end of the class.

To date, more than 2,000 information security professionals have received the NSA's IAM certificate. Visit www.iatrp.com for listing of certified professionals.

Class Schedule
Course Date	Location	Registration Deadline	Sponsor
15-16 Sep 2009	Herndon, Virginia, 13900 Lincoln park Drive	08 Sep 2009	EDS

Prerequisites

Course applicants must have the following credentials to be eligible for the NSA’s IAM Certificate of Completion:

• U.S. citizenship
• Five years' experience in the field of INFOSEC, communications security (COMSEC) or computer security, with two-to-five years' experience directly related to analyzing computer system/network vulnerabilities and security.

Register Now

To register for the IAM certificate course, complete and submit the course Registration Packet PDF, 65K to the IAM course administrator. The preferred method is facsimile, sent to 1 703 733 3501, or by regular mail sent to the following address:

IAM Course Administrator
MS A2S-D49
13600 EDS Drive
Herndon, VA 20171

The standard fee for the Herndon, Virginia, certificate course is $795.00, less applicable discounts, payable by check, money order, Visa or MasterCard to EDS. For credit card payment contact Paul Holmes at 1 703 742 1866.

Registration materials are due to EDS by the registration deadline. Eligibility for the NSA-IAM certificate is determined based on the prerequisites described above. If you are eligible and space is available in the requested class, you will be enrolled upon receipt of payment of the course registration fee. Upon notification of acceptance, please submit full payment, made payable to EDS. Credit card payment can be made via telephone; a check should be mailed to the above address at least one week prior to the class date.