Security expert and teacher wants “pay it forward” movement for fellow veterans

San Antonio, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/23/2010 -- Author, consultant, security expert and Air Force veteran Shon Harris has announced that she will offer free technology training to military members and veterans who cannot afford the cost of classes at Harris's company, Logical Security. The broad roster of classes includes the well-known CISSP certification training, along with a variety of other IT certifications and career refresher courses.

"No one gets rich serving our country, sadly," says Harris. "Many military people are always going through economically hard times." Harris offers seats in her open classes for anyone who has served or is serving in Iraq or Afghanistan who can't afford the training.

"It does not matter if I believe in our current wars or not," says Harris. "I do believe in the people who are doing this work and fighting in these wars." Harris notes that along with her own service in the Air Force, her father retired from the Army after several tours to Vietnam, her husband will soon retire from the Air Force after duty in Iraq, and her grandfather served the U.S. as part of the Air Corps in World War II. "My frustration and concern is that these wars have basically dropped off the map in our media coverage," says Harris, "and the soldiers may have fallen out of our country's consciousness."

"I have worked hard and am finally in a position in my life to give back," says Harris. "Let's see if we can start a 'pay it forward' movement for our military."

To contact Logical Security and sign up for classes, please contact Mark Bedell at markbedell@logicalsecurity.com. Visit http://www.logicalsecurity.com/education/education_overview.html for a full listing of available classes.

About Shon Harris and Logical Security
Shon Harris, CISSP, MCSE, is a former member of the Air Force Information Warfare unit. She is a consultant and has written or contributed to ten information security books. Harris founded Logical Security in 2003 and as president has guided the company to become a leader in certification education and security consulting. Logical Security's training programs include on-site and online classes, self-study and computer-based materials for students and companies studying to pass certification exams, perform security audits on current infrastructure and comply with a variety of security regulations. The company's areas of expertise are broad, with specialties in CISSP certification, Microsoft exams, .Net development, career refreshers for security pros, and other IT certifications. Logical Security is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

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5th edition adds interactive practice questions and expanded exam coverage

San Antonio, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/22/2010 -- Shon Harris announces the newest edition of her preeminent guide to information security certification. For nearly ten years, the CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide has helped information security pros tackle the rigorous CISSP exam and gain CISSP certification. In the fifth edition, Harris adds expanded coverage of all ten exam areas, with the same easy-to-read and practical style that have made her previous guides famous.

"I appreciate the plain, clear, as simple as possible way the information is presented. It would be easy to make these concepts sound hard." says Stephen Northcutt, president of the SANS Technology Institute, of the fourth edition. "Shon does not do that. She tells the story of security as well as anyone ever has." He adds that the book is also "perfect for the CXO who wants to understand what security is and what they need to know about it."

The guide "is an engaging, informative and complete resource," says Treece Efird, a senior network engineer at Communications Products, on the fourth edition.

CISSP certification requires a breadth of knowledge across information security topic areas – also called the CBK, or Common Body of Knowledge -- which include cryptography, telecommunications and network security, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, applications security and legal, regulations, compliance and investigation, among others. Harris's approach to each complex category includes, in the guide and included CD-ROM:

Simulated exam questions
Learning objectives at the start of each chapter
Practice questions
Real-world situations
Video training

The CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Fifth Edition is available now at www.logicalsecurity.com/store or Amazon.com. Published by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. ISBN: 978-0071602174.

About Shon Harris and Logical Security
Shon Harris, CISSP, MCSE, is a former member of the Air Force Information Warfare unit. She is a consultant and has written or contributed to ten information security books. Harris founded Logical Security in 2003 and as president has guided the company to become a leader in certification education and security consulting. Logical Security's training programs include on-site and online classes, self-study and computer-based materials for students and companies studying to pass certification exams, perform security audits on current infrastructure and comply with a variety of security regulations. The company's areas of expertise are varied, with specialties in CISSP certification, Microsoft exams, .Net development, career refreshers for security pros, and other IT certifications. Logical Security is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

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