Employee Education is the Best Defense for Protecting your Organization’s Data Assets.
In conjunction with the Middle East Forum, three training courses are available, allowing attendees to make the most of their travel time and professional development budgets:

About the course: Knowledge is power. With data breaches capturing top news headlines, it is more important than ever for your organization to enhance its data security and compliance protocols. Developing security awareness for all employees who handle cardholder data is a cornerstone of the PCI Data Security Standard and helps to improve security, reduce the risk of data loss, and simplify meeting PCI requirements. PCI Awareness Training is perfectly suited for anyone interested in learning more about PCI, with a focus on those individuals working for organizations that must meet compliance with PCI DSS. The course is offered as a one-day instructor-led training.
Who should attend: Audit Managers, Business Analysts, Compliance Officers, Credit Analysts, Finance Managers, IS Managers, IT Specialists, Project/Program Managers, Risk Management Analysts, Security Analysts, Senior Developers, Software Engineers, System Administrators, Web Masters.

Internal Security Assessor Training
About the course: The Internal Security Assessor (ISA) Program provides large merchants, acquiring banks and processors the opportunity to build their internal PCI Security Standards expertise and strengthen their approach to payment data security, as well as increase their efficiency in compliance with the PCI Data Security Standards. To address concerns about PCI compliance and card data security, the PCI Security Standards Council operates the Internal Security Assessor Program to assist firms seeking to educate their employees on PCI compliance regulations. The program trains, tests and certifies organizations and individuals to assess and validate adherence to PCI Security Standards.
Who should attend: ISA training is intended primarily for individuals who already possess significant relevant security audit and assessment experience (including but not limited to Network Security, Application Security and Consultancy, System Integration, and Auditing)

Qualified Security Assessor Training
About the course: Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) training provides instruction on how to conduct assessments of merchants, institutions and service providers who must be compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Sponsored by their employer to attend this training, a QSA is equipped to audit processes and systems and generate and submit appropriate compliance reports on behalf of their clients. Through this QSA training course, you will become an expert on the requirements for PCI compliance and have an impact on the consistent and proper application of security measures and controls for your clients.