Global Education Veteran Joins Ciphent
Baltimore, MD, July 17, 2010 --(PR.com)-- In pursuing its growth strategy, Ciphent, Inc., provider of world-class cyber security solutions, is expanding its scope of services to include Global Education. In today’s world, organizations are adopting new technologies, hacker's are identifying and exploiting new vulnerabilities and security products are updated and re-vamped more regularly, making the need for on-going cyber security expertise greater than ever.
To spearhead this expanded offering, Ciphent has recently hired and appointed Dane Skagen as its Director of Global Education. Dane will lead the efforts in designing, coordinating, and launching Ciphent’s Global Education program. He brings over 20 years of training and Education Management experience from commercial, civilian and military organizations. Prior to joining Ciphent, Dane was the Director of Education for Mandiant, subsequent to being the Director of Education for McAfee (and previously Foundstone). Dane’s career includes being intimately involved with the development, delivery, and management of the industry leading Ultimate Hacking series of courses with Foundstone and launching their international education capabilities. As a decorated Officer in the Marines Dane designed, implemented and managed training for thousands of Marines in various locations and disciplines. Additionally, he served as a company commander for three years where he recruited, trained, and led his 200-man company in combat. In Dane's final duty station as a marine officer, he served as an inspector/instructor, responsible for training 1,000 reserve marines.
“We have full confidence that Mr. Skagen will be a great leader in this expanded venture for Ciphent and that his unparalleled expertise in education, cyber security, and global logistics management will enable the renewed success of our students, customers, and partners,” said Ciphent CEO, James C. Foster. “Through R&D and innovation we will enable our students to learn and partners to offer training like never before; we will arm them with the capabilities they need to defend their organizations and businesses against a growing and very serious global threat.”
To register for a free class and receive alerts from the Ciphent Academy please visit http://experts.ciphent.com/ciphentacademy.
About Ciphent, Inc.
Ciphent, Inc. is dedicated to providing world-class Cyber Security Solutions to commercial, Federal and Global organizations. Our clients include 43 of the Fortune 100, the Top 3 Banks, the Top 2 Retailers, the Top 3 Telecommunications companies, over 20 Federal Agencies and hundreds of growing businesses in the Mid-Market. Ciphent’s breadth of services include enterprise security consulting and training, managed services, field R&D, and technology implementation. The Ciphent team is comprised of true experts in the industry and has published over a dozen books on security and has presented at every major conference. In 2009, Ciphent was featured on NBC as one of the Top 5 Cyber Security Firms. Ciphent is headquartered in Hanover, MD and has field teams in 13 states. The Ciphent mission is to ensure the cyber security of the United States, her allies, corporations, and citizens. www.Ciphent.com
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To spearhead this expanded offering, Ciphent has recently hired and appointed Dane Skagen as its Director of Global Education. Dane will lead the efforts in designing, coordinating, and launching Ciphent’s Global Education program. He brings over 20 years of training and Education Management experience from commercial, civilian and military organizations. Prior to joining Ciphent, Dane was the Director of Education for Mandiant, subsequent to being the Director of Education for McAfee (and previously Foundstone). Dane’s career includes being intimately involved with the development, delivery, and management of the industry leading Ultimate Hacking series of courses with Foundstone and launching their international education capabilities. As a decorated Officer in the Marines Dane designed, implemented and managed training for thousands of Marines in various locations and disciplines. Additionally, he served as a company commander for three years where he recruited, trained, and led his 200-man company in combat. In Dane's final duty station as a marine officer, he served as an inspector/instructor, responsible for training 1,000 reserve marines.
“We have full confidence that Mr. Skagen will be a great leader in this expanded venture for Ciphent and that his unparalleled expertise in education, cyber security, and global logistics management will enable the renewed success of our students, customers, and partners,” said Ciphent CEO, James C. Foster. “Through R&D and innovation we will enable our students to learn and partners to offer training like never before; we will arm them with the capabilities they need to defend their organizations and businesses against a growing and very serious global threat.”
To register for a free class and receive alerts from the Ciphent Academy please visit http://experts.ciphent.com/ciphentacademy.
About Ciphent, Inc.
Ciphent, Inc. is dedicated to providing world-class Cyber Security Solutions to commercial, Federal and Global organizations. Our clients include 43 of the Fortune 100, the Top 3 Banks, the Top 2 Retailers, the Top 3 Telecommunications companies, over 20 Federal Agencies and hundreds of growing businesses in the Mid-Market. Ciphent’s breadth of services include enterprise security consulting and training, managed services, field R&D, and technology implementation. The Ciphent team is comprised of true experts in the industry and has published over a dozen books on security and has presented at every major conference. In 2009, Ciphent was featured on NBC as one of the Top 5 Cyber Security Firms. Ciphent is headquartered in Hanover, MD and has field teams in 13 states. The Ciphent mission is to ensure the cyber security of the United States, her allies, corporations, and citizens. www.Ciphent.com
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