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InfoSec Institute
Founded2004
Services
  • certification-based training courses for security professionals
  • enterprise-grade security awareness
  • phishing training for businesses, agencies and technology professionals
Owner Cengage

InfoSec Institute is a technology training company [1] providing training courses for security professionals, businesses, agencies and technology professionals. [2]

The company's training library provides multi-course tracks by job function, certification-specific training and short-form, continuing education training. Its course library includes over 95 courses covering topics like ethical hacking, network security, mobile forensics and more. [3]

InfoSec Institute's SecurityIQ integrates security awareness training, phishing simulations and personalized learning. It scales with employees’ security aptitudes, roles and learning styles. [4]

History

Infosec Institute was founded by Jack Koziol in 2004. [5]

In January 2022, Cengage Group announced an agreement to acquire Infosec for $190.8 million; [6] the transaction was completed in March 2022. [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Us". infosecinstitute.com.
  2. ^ Robb, Drew (19 August 2022). "10 top cybersecurity online courses and certifications in 2022". VentureBeat. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Murphy, Ian (20 April 2022). "Infosec Institute partners with VetJobs to offer Cybersecurity Scholarships". Enterprise Times. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Security awareness training & phishing simulator" (PDF).
  5. ^ Conklin, Aaron R. (2021-05-18). "Hacking his way to success". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ^ "Cengage Group Announces Agreement to Acquire Infosec" (Press release). Boston, MA: PRNewsire. Cengage Group. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ^ "Cengage Group Completes Acquisition of Infosec" (Press release). Boston, MA: PRNewsire. Cengage Group. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2023-06-10.