Released on: April 24, 2008, 9:43 am

Press Release Author: Seward Incorporated

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: University of Minnesota and Seward Inc. present about this
innovative data security training

Press Release Body: On May 13, 2008, Greg Sales (President and CEO, Seward Inc.) and
Ross Janssen (Director, University of Minnesota Office of Privacy and Security) will
present about the Public Jobs: Private Data security training at the 2008
Secure360°T conference (www.secure360.org), an annual conference about developing
trends in risk management, physical security, governance, audit, information
security, contingency planning, and human capital.

Sales and Janssen will use the Public Jobs: Private Data security training the
University of Minnesota implemented as a case study for their presentation. This
session will provide insight and practical advice on developing, implementing, and
delivering a training and awareness program in a large, complex organization.
Participants also will gain practical insights and suggestions for developing a
training program that leverages collaboration and incorporates the organization\'s
data privacy and security policies and procedures, best practices for data security,
and practical, interactive scenarios to test learner knowledge.

Sales and Janssen also have co-written a research bulletin-Regulatory Compliance
Training: Public Jobs, Private Data
(http://connect.educause.edu/library/ERB0808)-for the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied
Research. The publication describes training implemented by the University of
Minnesota to ensure that all employees, from student workers and custodial staff
through senior research faculty and administrators, received training about keeping
private data secure tailored to their roles and responsibilities. The training
program, entitled Public Jobs: Private Data, resulted in improvements in incident
reporting and response procedures, awareness of institutional private data and
expectations for securing them, and many aspects of data security. Before-and-after
training assessments of university employees show an increase of 10 to 20 percentage
points in trainee confidence in dealing with data security issues.

Greg Sales has been designing and developing technology-based training for nearly 30
years. He has applied his e-Learning expertise for a variety of clients including
Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and universities. In addition to
recommending customized training solutions, Greg provides consultation on the
development of comprehensive e-Learning strategies to organizations seeking to
improve training productivity while reducing costs. Prior to founding Seward Inc.,
Greg was a professor of instructional design and technology and program chair at the
University of Minnesota.

Ross Janssen is responsible for the University of Minnesota's HIPAA privacy and
security compliance program. He is a certified member of the International
Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Janssen is a graduate of the University
of Minnesota and Hamline Law School.


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