UNM will host a free cyberspace training workshop for qualified public safety personnel, Jan. 22 – 26. The class is part of the SENTINEL Project (Security and Network Training Initiative and National Education Laboratory). The project goal is to provide free cybersecurity training to public safety personnel nationwide to help combat, prevent, and respond to potential cyberterrorist attacks against the United States’ critical infrastructures.
Upon completion of the classes, participants will be award certificates by the Office of Grants and Training and the Department of Homeland Security.
The two DHS-certified classes are:
* Cybersecurity: Prevention, Deterrence, and Recovery (Course Catalog #PER 252).
* Cybersecurity: Incident Handling and Response (Course Catalog #PER 253).
Participants must be affiliated with government service, higher education, or public safety and emergency response (examples: law enforcement, city government, universities, hospitals). Participants must also be from an agency located in the State of New Mexico or any surrounding states (agencies can be local, state, federal or tribal in nature).
Location for the UNM class has not yet been determined. Registrants will be notified before the class of the location. More information about qualifications the class and registration forms is available at: Sentinel Project and Sentinel Project Albuquerque.
The classes are free, lunch will be reimbursed based on federal per diem rates, local mileage to and from the participant's agency will also be reimbursed, and all participants will be given free course materials and manuals.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at January 17, 2007 12:39 PM