Title :
CASSIS - Computer-based Academy for Security and Safety in Information Systems
Author :
Goluch, Gernot ; Ekelhart, Andreas ; Fenz, Stefan ; Jakoubi, Stefan ; Riedl, Bernhard ; Tjoa, Simon
Author_Institution :
Secure Bus. Austria, Vienna
Abstract :
Information technologies and society are highly interwoven nowadays, but in both, the private and business sector, users are often not aware of security issues or lack proper security skills. The branch of information technology security is growing constantly but attacks against the vocational sector as well as the personal sector still cause great losses each day. Considering that the end-user is the weakest link of the security chain we aim to raise awareness, regarding IT security, and train and educate IT security skills by establishing a European-wide initiative and framework
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; information systems; security of data; CASSIS project; Computer-based Academy for Security and Safety in Information Systems; IT security skill education; information technology; security chain; training; Business communication; Communications technology; Companies; Computer security; Information security; Information systems; Information technology; Protection; Safety; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Availability, Reliability and Security, 2007. ARES 2007. The Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2775-2
DOI :
10.1109/ARES.2007.56