4.28.08 - Systems Management News - "The Greatest Security Flaw is People, Stupid"

12.01.07 - SC Magazine- "Roundup 2007: Top 5 influential IT Security Thinkers" (SCIPP"s founder , Winn Schwartau, receives recognition in this article)

08.28.07 - SC Magazine - "Non-Profit SCIPP International to Provide Certification Programs for End-Users - Author and prominent IT security expert Winn Schwartau has formed a nonprofit organization to provide cyber security certification programs for end-users"

08-21-07 - United Press International - "SCIPP Unveils Security Training"

08.21.07 - Dark Reading - "Nonprofit Focuses on Security Awareness”- A non-profit organization called SCIPP International has been formed to provide security awareness training and certificate programs

08.22.07 - Security Magazine - "Security Awareness Training And Certificate Programs"

08.22.07 - Certification Magazine - "SCIPP International Formed to Provide Security Awareness Training, Certificate Programs"

07.31.08 -  “SCIPP International Annouces PCI-DSS Application Development Security Awareness Training” - SCIPP to provide secure web application training for developers along with end-user awareness training to satisfy PCI-DSS compliance requirements

06.17.08 - “SCIPP International to Provide Security Awareness Materials to NSA/DHS Centers of Academic Coalition” - Partnership to promote information security awareness in higher education based on international standards and guidelines

5.21.08 - “SCIPP International Aligns Generally Accepted Practices (SCIPP GAP) to Industry Standards” Non-profit’s security awareness training and certification course establishes best business practices by incorporating ISO 27001 standard with other leading bodies of knowledge

10.01.07 - “SCIPP International Launches Free Security Awareness Training Tools for Home Users Worldwide” - In support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, SCIPP Family Pak educates home users on secure computing

08.21.07 - “SCIPP International Formed to Provide Security Awareness Training and Certificate Programs”  - With support from industry, non-profit organization to focus on educating both employee and customer end-users on security best practices to protect information assets

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Press Releases

05.21.08 - Business Services Industry - “SCIPP International Aligns Generally Accepted Practices to Industry Standards”

09.10.08 - CSO: Data Protection - “In Depth: Investigations: Merge Ahead” - In the enterprise setting, there's no such thing as a digital investigation. Or a physical one. Searching for clues and resolutions requires a blend of disciplines governed by a flexible forensic mind-set.

09.09.08 - “Gold Medal Olympians In eLearning Ed. Security, For Children , Their Families & Enterprise End-Users” - Champions for the safety of children and their families, Dow Williamson & Winn Schwartau share their wisdom on e-Learning education and international security issues in this 1 hour, “blogtalkradio™” presentation with hosts Dave & Bill.

10.16.08 - CSO: Data Protection - “Security Can Be Measured” - Winn Schwartau agrees with Bruce Schneier on security ROI - to a point

09.08 -      Computerworld - “Feds finally put teeth into HIPAA enforcement” - Three years after the federal law's rules on securing health care data took effect, HHS has issued its first 'corrective action plan.' And more may be on the way.

10.31.08 - Finextra - “Trojan steals 500,000+ bank and card details” -  The login credentials for hundreds of thousands of online bank accounts and debit and credit cards have been stolen by "one of the most pervasive and advanced pieces of crimeware ever created," according to the RSA FraudAction Research Lab.

3.16.09 - Computerworld- “Opinion: What it will take to wire the rest of the world”, by Winn Schwartau - Currently, 15% of the human race is wired. It's a smallish number, really. But when you consider what we in the IT industry expect of those who join the wired elite, it's something of a miracle that the percentage is as high as it is. How, then, can we expect the remaining 85% of humanity to join the hundreds of millions already online?

2.18.09 - Federal Trade Commission- “CVS Caremark Settles FTC Charges:
Failed to Protect Medical and Financial Privacy of Customers and Employees; CVS Pharmacy Also Pays $2.25 Million to Settle Allegations of HIPAA Violations”

2.10.09 - Portal IT News - “Phishing alert: PayPal Hit With XSS Exploit” - The online payments site has been crippled thanks to another cross-site scripting (XSS) bug that would enable hackers to get away with user passwords.

04.01.09 - FS-ISAC Press Release- Financial Services Sector Embraces Risk Reduction through New

Professional Training and Certification Initiative

04.09 - “HIPAA Now Applies Directly to Business Associates”, by Marc D. Rasch, Esq. - As part of the federal stimulus bill passed February 17, 2009, Congress enacted the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act(HITECH). The new law applies the HIPAA privacy and security requirements directly to “business associates” of doctors, hospitals and insurance companies; enhances penalties and enforcement for violations of HIPAA; and requires both “covered entities” and their associates to notify patients, consumers and the government when there has been breach involving health data.

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08.24.09 - American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Press Release (ASTM E-2659) - SCIPP International Selected to Participate in New ANSI Certificate Accreditation Program Pilot. New American National Standard (ASTM E-2659) the Basis for Accreditation of Employee Certificate Programs

08.03.09 - American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Press Release- Eleven Organizations Chosen to Participate in ANSI’s Pilot Certificate Accreditation Program

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10.24.09 - ABA, FS-ISAC, IT-ISAC and SCIPP International Offering Free Security Awareness Course in October - Supporting National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Course Meets Annual End-User Requirements for Most Industries.

10.13.09 - “SC World Congress: Worker training key to data protection”, SC Magazine, by Dan Kaplan - An effective security awareness campaign doesn't make security experts out of company employees. It just makes them know who to call in case something happens.

That was the message from Dow Williamson, executive director of SCIPP International, which provides security awareness training and certification programs for organizations worldwide. Williamson spoke Tuesday on a panel with Kris Rowely, CISO of the state of Vermont, at the second annual SC World Congress in New York. Read More...

12.22.09 - “Obama names Howard Schmidt as cybersecurity coordinator”, The Washington Post, by Ellen Nakashima and Debbi Wilgoren. Howard A. Schmidt, who was a cyber-adviser in President George W. Bush's White House, will be Obama's new cybersecurity coordinator, an administration official said Monday night. A letter announcing the appointment was posted on the White House Web site early Tuesday.

12.22.09 Introducing the New Cybersecurity Coordinator, The Whitehouse Blog, posted by Macon Phillips. With some forty years of experience in government, business and law enforcement, Howard brings a unique and deep experience to this important issue.  Watch this video to learn more about his background and approach.

12.22.09 Schmidt: A Take-No-Nonsense Cybersecurity "Czar", GovInfoSecurity.com, Eric Chabrow Managing Editor.

2.08.10 - ANSI Issues First Set of Accreditations Under New Program for Education and Training Certificates - The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a private non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system, accredits two SCIPP International Certificate Programs under the Institute’s pilot Certificate Accreditation Program (ANSI-CAP).

2.01.10 - SCIPP International Awarded ANSI Accreditation for Security Awareness Certificate Programs - First Security Awareness Company in the World to Receive ANSI Accreditation Against New American National Standard for Certificate Programs – Sets New International Benchmark