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InfoSec Institute
Founded1998
Services
  • certification-based training courses for security professionals
  • enterprise-grade security awareness
  • phishing training for businesses, agencies and technology professionals
OwnerCengage

InfoSec Institute is a technology training company[1] providing training courses for security professionals, businesses, agencies and technology professionals.[2]

The company's training library provides multi-course tracks by job function, certification-specific training and short-form, continuing education training. Its course library includes over 95 courses covering topics like ethical hacking, network security, mobile forensics and more.[3]

InfoSec Institute's SecurityIQ integrates security awareness training, phishing simulations and personalized learning. It scales with employees’ security aptitudes, roles and learning styles.[citation needed]

History

Infosec Institute was founded by Jack Koziol in 2004.[4]

In January 2022, Cengage Group announced an agreement to acquire Infosec for $190.8 million;[5] the transaction was completed in March 2022.[6]

In June 2022, InfoSec institute was named one of the top 20 online learning library by Training Industry for the fourth consecutive year.[7]

See also

  • Cyber security

References

  1. "About Us". https://www.infosecinstitute.com/company/. 
  2. Robb, Drew (19 August 2022). "10 top cybersecurity online courses and certifications in 2022". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/security/10-top-cybersecurity-online-courses-and-certifications-in-2022/. 
  3. Murphy, Ian (20 April 2022). "Infosec Institute partners with VetJobs to offer Cybersecurity Scholarships". Enterprise Times. https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2022/04/20/infosec-institute-partners-with-vetjobs-to-offer-cybersecurity-scholarships/. 
  4. Conklin, Aaron R. (2021-05-18). "Hacking his way to success". University of Wisconsin-Madison. https://ls.wisc.edu/news/hacking-his-way-to-success. 
  5. "Cengage Group Announces Agreement to Acquire Infosec" (Press release). Boston, MA: PRNewsire. Cengage Group. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. "Cengage Group Completes Acquisition of Infosec" (Press release). Boston, MA: PRNewsire. Cengage Group. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. "2022 Top Online Learning Library Companies" (in en-US). 30 June 2022. https://trainingindustry.com/top-training-companies/content-development/2022-top-online-learning-library-companies/.