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Computer virus analysis course
TECHNOLOGY personnel now have the opportunity to be certified as anti-
virus professionals to prepare them to face the many cyber threats which
can cause financial setbacks, job losses and operational delays in
organisations.
Realising the need to equip IT staff with skills on computer virus
analysis, Iverson Associates Sdn Bhd and Trend Micro have entered into a
partnership to offer a course, called Trend Micro Certified Anti-virus
Professional (TCAP), designed for that purpose.
"The IT staff is the front line of defence against such threats and
should be equipped with knowledge on anti-virus software to ensure the
business continuity of an organisation," says Iverson Associates' managing
director Dr Yap Chee Sing.
The TCAP certification will offer a hands-on approach on tackling
viruses. It is targeted at network administrators, technical support
engineers, network analysts, technical consultants and security
specialists. It is also suitable for those with competent knowledge on
computer viruses, networking concepts, hardware and Windows interface and
registry.
For the course, 50 per cent of the participants' time will be spent
conducting hands-on virus analysis on the Windows platform. Generic anti-
virus tools will be utilised and participants will learn the manual
process of combating malware, although the course is designed by Trend
Micro's global anti-virus and support centre TrendLabs.
The TCAP certification will add a competitive edge for IT job seekers in
today's changing job market, Yap says.
Iverson currently deploys two certified TCAP trainers. Each trainer will
moderate 10 participants per class at any one time.
The duration of the course is five days. At RM3,900 per person, the
course consists of seven learning modules with exercises as well as a
practical examination. The examination paper will be marked at TrendLabs,
and participants need to acquire an overall score of 85 per cent to obtain
the certification.
According to the National ICT Security Emergency Response Centre
(Niser), among the cybersecurity incidents hitting enterprises in Malaysia
this year include intrusion attacks, denial-of-service attacks, malicious
code, hack threats, forgery, harassment and mail bombs.
Among these incidents, intrusion attacks make up the highest number of
reported cases in Malaysia this year, with 382 reported cases, excluding
spam, up until July.
In terms of hack threats, about three-quarters of the reported incidents
Niser receives concern Web defacement, either mass defacement or
redefacement. While Web defacement constitutes the most hacking incidents
here, phishing and pharming are increasingly becoming the main types of
hacking.

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