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Training Sources for Non-technical Individual Users
ITC Training offers a variety of workshops and short courses designed to enhance individual proficiency. Where appropriate, security issues are addressed.
Computing Survival Skills
Developed in conjunction with the Local Support Associate program, this comprehensive training program is designed to teach staff members the basic computing skills and knowledge necessary to provide efficient and effective technical computing support within their departments. One module is devoted to security issues.
Office Technology Conferences
This annual conference, which provides introductory sessions on current and emerging computing technologies, is open to all office professionals, including faculty, managers, supervisors and administrative staff, as well as technical and computer professionals. Typically one session focuses on computer security.
LSP Conferences
One of the benefits of the LSP program is participation in the semi-annual conferences. Security policy and technology are often topics at these conferences.
Computer Workshops
ITC-Training offers the University community a variety of software training workshops, designed to promote the effective use of a variety of popular software products and operating systems. Security topics are presented in the context of the particular software.
ITC Broadcasting
ITC Broadcasting provides free computer training for all University of Virginia faculty, staff and students through The Academic Access Channel and a videotape/CD-ROM checkout library. Training materials cover introductory and technical topics. Details and the current checkout catalog
Online Information and Tips
Numerous vendor, news, and independent web sites provide non-technical information about computer security. The following two sites are examples:
Safe Internet: Microsoft Privacy and Security Fundamentals
ZDNet: Help and How To: PC Security Basics
Training Sources for IT Professionals and System Administrators
Technical Training Contract Vendors
ITC-Training has entered into an agreement with three vendors to provide instructor-led Microsoft and Novell Technical Training Services to the University's computer professionals. Under the terms of the Agreement, the University can arrange for private classes or purchase seats available in public courses at preferential prices. All courses are official Microsoft or Novell courses.
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
The University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, in conjunction with RRTC, offers a Certificate in Information Systems Management-Microsoft Systems.
Piedmont Virginia Community College
PVCC offers courses in Microsoft, Novell, and Cisco technologies in the traditional, college credit format (through the Business Technologies Division), as well as a compressed, non-credit format through the college's Center for Training and Workforce Development.
SANS Institute
For network and system administrators, the SANS Institute offers security courses online and in conjunction with their conferences. Course descriptions and costs.
SAGE (System Administrators Guild)
SAGE is a technical group of the USENIX Association. The SAGE website provides information of interest to system administrators. Security conferences sponsored by USENIX.