The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) now offers Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) training and the CIPP certification examination. The CIPP is the industry's first-ever, broad-based privacy certification program. It is offered exclusively by the IAPP and is made possible through generous grants from Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. The CIPP is an entry-level certification program that stresses the fundamentals of privacy: understanding the concepts and applications of law and operational best practices as well as the privacy implications of emerging technologies. It also establishes educational and testing standards for the privacy profession. The following individuals may wish to consider CIPP certification.

• Seasoned executives who want to validate their existing skill set with a standard privacy credential.
• Corporate privacy managers chartered with bringing their staff up to a consistent level of privacy education.
• Professionals entirely new to the business of privacy who seek to establish a knowledge foundation in information privacy.
• Federal and State government employees who wish to be certified in government privacy.
• Vertical specialists in financial services or healthcare privacy who seek to broaden their expertise and value into a general information privacy scope.
• Lawyers and consultants who desire to further professionalize their services.

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) will offer a full day of Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) training on Friday, April 7, 2006. The following issues will be addressed:

8:00 am Introduction to IAPP Privacy Certification
8:30 am Privacy Law and Compliance
10:30 am Workplace Privacy
1:00 pm Information Security
2:15 pm Web Privacy and Security
3:45 pm Data Sharing and Transfer
5:00 pm Government Privacy

The IAPP will offer the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) exam on Saturday, April 8, 2006. The examination consists of 175 multiple choice and true/false questions across five subject matter areas: Privacy Law and Compliance, Information Security, Web Privacy and Security, Data Sharing and Transfer, and Workplace Privacy.

You must be an IAPP member in order to take the CIPP examination. Training for the exam is recommended, but not required.

As the first ANSI ISO accredited credential in the field of information security, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP(r)) certification provides information security professionals with not only an objective measure of competence but a globally recognized standard of achievement. The CISSP credential demonstrates competence in the 10 domains of the (ISC)2 CISSP(r) CBK(r).

The CISSP credential is ideal for mid- and senior-level managers who are working toward or have already attained positions as CISOs, CSOs or Senior Security Engineers.

As a CISSP, you gain access to (ISC)2 services and programs which support and enhance your growth throughout your information security career. These services and programs include:

• ongoing education
• peer networking
• forums
• events
• job postings
• industry communications
• concentrations for proven subject matter expertise
• speaking and volunteer opportunities

The CISSP examination will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 9 AM ET at the Hyatt Regency Hotel located at 400 New Jersey Ave, Washington, DC 20001.

The exam will be held in room Capitol B on the lobby level of the hotel. The hotel telephone: 202-737-1234. Register directly with (ISC)2 at www.ISC2.org.