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A special program has been developed to minimize the risks associated with the human factor. Training takes place online 🔴

According to the definition of Stanford University, the human factor is the collective influence of employees on the short-term and long-term success of an enterprise.

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The goal of the program

Is to meet the global demand in Western European and US markets for specialists who can counteract and prevent systemic problems associated with the human factor. During the training, interested self-employed individuals and subject matter professionals will be provided with a basic level of the program.

The best graduates will have the opportunity to join the Institute of Information Security team and work in the markets of USA, Germany, Italy and other EU countries.

Each certified participant, thanks to a special program, will receive competitive advantages in the market, which he will be able to monetize on his own many times over.

Who created the program?

The program was created by scientists and experts of the Information Security Institute (ISI) as a response to current challenges in the field of information security of financial institutions. The methodologists included specialists in the field of security, psychology, economics and finance, criminal justice, criminology, information security, as well as specialists in human rights and the human mentality component.

Maltsev Oleg

Oleg Maltsev

Scientific leader of ISI Institute, international expert in security industry, creator of SCAD technology, scientist, criminologist, writer, investigative journalist, author of scientific works and monographs on sociology, depth psychology, philosophy and criminology.

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Harvey Wolf Kushner

External consultant to the U.S. DHS and the FBI, author of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Terrorism and numerous academic papers and articles, has served as a counterterrorism expert to the DHS Homeland Security Advisory Board, the UN in Austria, and the National Security Bureau in Poland.

Iryna Lopatuk

Iryna Lopatiuk

Corresponding Member of EUASU. Associate fellow of the Ukraine Academy of Science and the Memory Institute. Analyst, expert in psychodiagnostic and professional selection. She is author, translator, journalist and chief editor of the Newsletter of the Scientific Medical Society—Hippocrates. 

Maryna Ilusha

Maryna Illiusha

Head of the International Schicksalsanalyse Community Research Institute, adherent of the Venetian school. The main directions of the Institute’s research are the applied aspects of fate analysis—depth psychology, mainly developed by Leopold Szondi, Swiss psychologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

Panchenko Olga

Olga Panchenko

Expert in criminal, corporate, civil, and intellectual property rights, speaker at the OSCE Human Rights Conference in Warsaw and the “Freedom of Religion and Belief” conference in Rome, member of the Criminology Center research team, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Scientific Results.

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Rich Owen

Cybersecurity Leader, Speaker, Author. He has 50+ years of experience, created 5 successful cybersecurity programs, including for NASA. He is a Distinguished Fellow, member of the Honor Roll and  past international president of the ISSA. He is the ISC2 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and a member of the Ponemon Institute & Cloud Security Alliance.

Slobodanuk Konstantin

Costantino Slobodyanyuk

Presidium Member of EUASU. Associate fellow of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Head of the Strategic council of the Information Security Institute. Head of Сivil Society Organization Kavalyer. Editor-in-chief of the Newspaper Unsolved Crimes. He is engaged in the studies of online reputation management and security of enterprises.

Novoselova Alisa

Alisa Novosyolova

Director of the Academy of the Professional Services Industry (APSI). Expert in psychosamology and psychology. Fellow member of the special scientific unit of the Memory Institute—Expeditionary Corps. Presidium Member of the Psychological and Philosophical Scientific Society.

The program consists only of those approaches, tools and methods that have been repeatedly tested in practice in various business sectors over the past nine years and have proven to be extremely effective.

Why was the program created?

For many years, Western security professionals have accepted as an axiom the primacy of technology over the human factor. However, over the past two years, the situation has changed dramatically. Actual practice indicates that without solving the problem of the human factor, technological solutions are not able to provide security.

Today we are at a unique historical point when representatives of the largest consulting companies (McKinsey & Co), the “big four” audit companies (Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, EY), and a number of specialized structures (Merrill Lynch, Information Security Media
Group, Proofpoint, Cyber Security Hub) are forced to admit this fact.

This public consensus was the result of a series of reports that were initiated not only by government agencies, but also by leading cybersecurity organizations, financial institutions, CISOs, as well as analytical and expert companies.

The main conclusion boils down to the need to resolve a key problem in the field of security, namely, the human factor.

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Why are human factor experts in demand?

The demand for skills in managing risks associated with the human factor is becoming more acute every day. At the same time, there is a total shortage of trained personnel who are able to comprehensively approach problem solving in the insourcing or outsourcing mode and successfully achieve results.

According to the latest expert reports:

The cause of 95% of security breaches worldwide is the human factor.

WEF report"The Global Risks Report 2022"

82% of registered cyber attacks are related to the human factor.

Proofpoint report "Cybersecurity: The 2022 Board Perspective"

The number of incidents related to insider threats increased by 44%.

Proofpoint report "Cybersecurity: The 2022 Board Perspective"

$4.24 million is the average cost of a data breach.

Ponemon Institute report "2022 COST of Insider Threats"

human factors experts are in demand in companies such as:

apple
saudi aramco
twitter
northrop grumman
medtronic
boeing
Locheed martin
Nasa
Microsoft
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Intel
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting employees and other insiders, using social engineering methods to trick them into disclosing confidential information or providing access to systems. Employee behavior and internal threats are among the most significant risks to an organization's cybersecurity.
McKinsey & Co
Financial crimes are often committed with the active participation or collusion of bank employees or using weaknesses in the internal control system. 88% of the financial crime cases reported by KPMG were associated with the involvement or collusion of employees.
KPMG
The reason for 95% of security breaches worldwide is human error
WEF report "The Global Risks Report 2022"
82% of registered cyberattacks are related to human error
Proofpoint report "Cybersecurity: The 2022 Board Perspective"
The number of incidents related to insider threats has increased by 44%
Ponemon Institute report "2022 COST of Insider Threats"
$4.24 million is the average cost of a data breach
Ponemon Institute report "2022 COST of Insider Threats"
95% of cybersecurity breaches that lead to cyberattacks are caused by human error;
According to IBM research
"Human factor is the main cause of financial crimes."
This is the main conclusion of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published in the "Guide to Fighting Financial Crimes";

How the training happens?

The training program takes place online in small groups of 5 to 7 people

Only suchan approach can provide the necessary level of attention from instructors for each participant and create conditions for the effective transfer of intellectual assets.

In the expert version, the program consists of 10 levels

However, in the basic version, for self-employed persons and specialized specialists, the first two levels will be enough.

The duration of the first level is 1 month
The duration of the second level is 2 months
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During the training program, each participant will be provided with a certain amount of data:

Video materials

PDF presentations

Methodological books (DSP)

Analysis of cases

A package of methods and tools

Practical tasks

Validation tests

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First level

Tasks of the first level of the training program

The central task of the first level is to build an orientation system, a deep understanding of the human factor as an integral system and cause-and-effect relationships, without which it is impossible to analyze business structures or apply certain tools to minimize risks as intended.

At the stage of preparation for the international expert round table “A New Security Paradigm for Financial Institutions”, a group of experts from the USA, Germany, Italy, Great Britain and Ukraine came to a consensus on the approach to working with the human factor.

We are dealing with a system consisting of 4 elements that give life to the human factor in any business:

  • Employee selection (mistakes made at the professional selection stage);
  • Insider threats (insider threats within the company);
  • Behavioral stress (mistakes made due to stress);
  • Human error (human errors, which experts also call “noise”);

It is with the device and the logic of this system that you will have to get acquainted in detail at the first level of the training program.

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Tasks of the second level of the training program

The key task of the second level of the program is to get acquainted and master the basic tools that will allow you to identify, diagnose and significantly influence the risks associated with the human factor in any business.

  • Application of the “alternative of two” method:
  • Application of the “frequency” method;
  • Application of the method “the mind does not count, but weighs”;
  • Application of the “drawing” method;
  • Application of the “mind changes” method;
  • Application of the “human plays” method;
  • Application of the method of movement “after throwing a test rock”;
  • Application of the key parameter method;
  • Application of the 25-SSBR method in a truncated version;
  • The method of conducting the interview;
  • The method of conducting surveys and special surveys;
  • Signature test.

These are just some of the tools that will be introduced at the second level and, most importantly, integrated into business practice.

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Curriculum details

To the astute reader, it is quite obvious that the first two basic levels of the tutorial are parts of one whole system. They are inextricably linked and dependent on each other.

The geometric model of the curriculum at the basic level is a spiral. At the first level, the ecessary logic of the system operation appears in the form of moving in a circle:

Employee selection
Insider threats
Behavioral stress
Human error

All 4 elements are interconnected and directly affect the short and long term success of any company.

At the second level, we spiral up from logic to tools, but we still continue to work with the circle:

Employee selection
Insider threats
Behavioral stress
Human error

By learning to apply tools at the second level, program participants will be able to extract data, cross-check from several points, structure it according to the 4 elements of the circle described above, but most importantly, they will be able to draw certain conclusions, diagnose and identify the most vulnerable elements of the human factor system in business .

Such skills, as we said earlier, guarantee competitive advantages in the market. And the ability to influence the human factor through recommendatory instructions for business based on the results of appropriate diagnostics turns such a specialist into an indispensable and highly paid professional.

The cost of the training program

The demand for skills in managing risks associated with the human factor is becoming more acute every day. At the same time, there is a total shortage of trained personnel who are able to comprehensively approach problem solving in the insourcing or outsourcing mode and successfully achieve results.

As we have already said, these two levels are inextricably linked with each other, therefore the cost is estimated in a similar way – it is impossible to purchase these two levels separately. At the same time, in order to become a participant in the training program at the first level, it is enough to deposit 30% of the total cost – in the amount of $ 600.

After the end of the first level of the program, the participant contributes the remaining 70% – in the amount of $ 1400. After that, the instructors of the institute register the participant at the second level and begin to work according to the standard scheme.

All the above conditions are current as of 04/03/2023

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Why can we teach it?

Thanks to the academic advisor Dr. Oleg Maltsev, The ISI Institute has a unique scientific and research base, as well as the opportunity to test methods in practice in various business structures.

Over the past 3 years, more than 300 cases have been implemented in the field of professional selection

Over the past year alone, the Institute’s specialists have identified more than 50 insider threats in companies in Eastern and Western Europe

Over the past 3 years, the scientific director of the Institute has written more than 15 scientific papers on the topic of the human factor, including closed works such as “Business Sniper” and the “Noise” methodological guide, which are the foundation of this training program

Separate blocks of the program were the subject of a series of scientific meetings and symposiums in Palermo (Sicily), in which experts from the Institute and the “European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” took part

Over the past 3 years, more than 300 cases have been implemented in the field of professional selection

This is what allowed us to present the model of the program at the closed international round table "A New Security Paradigm for Financial Institutions", which was highly appreciated by experts from the USA, Great Britain, Italy, Germany and Ukraine.

What will you receive at the end of the program?

The program includes a block of skills (soft skills & hard skills) that will be in demand for at least the next 10 years. For advisors, consultants, HDR and self-employed individuals, this is not only an opportunity to gain competitive advantages in the market for solving current problems, but also to minimize the human factor when creating their own projects.

Besides this:

  • Status of a certified participant in the ISI program;
  • Ability to quickly enter the Western market;
  • Access to large checks and corporate clients;
  • Expansion of the range of own services;
  • Access to the expert community, the Institute's capabilities and consultations for solving non-standard tasks;
  • Opportunity to create your own business specializing in solving human factor problems;
  • Opportunity to earn in the ISI partner network in new territories of Europe and the USA, including remotely;
  • Gaining access to new institute research.

Uniqueness

Most of the existing courses are aimed, at best, at resolving the consequences or one of the 4 elements that collectively give life to the problems of the human factor (Employee selection, Insider threats, Behavioral stress, Human error).

Our program currently has no analogues. This is confirmed by our friends and colleagues who took an active part in the creation of the program: Professor Harvey Wolf Kushner (USA), Andrew Hoskins (Great Britain), Oliver Pahnecke (Germany), Ranieri Razzante (Italy), Vitaly Lunev (Ukraine).

Access to our training program is possible only through the official representatives of our institute or through the official website.

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How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent

There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:

Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.

Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences widget, if available.

It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent.

Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences and withdraw their consent via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Locating Tracker Settings

Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Apple Safari

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Edge

Brave

Opera

Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

Consequences of denying consent

Users are free to decide whether or not to grant consent. However, please note that Trackers help this Application to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, in the absence of the User’s consent, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.

Owner and Data Controller

Information Security Institute

Owner contact email: info@isi.euasu.org

Since the use of third-party Trackers through this Application cannot be fully controlled by the Owner, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, Users are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services listed in this document.

Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, Users are encouraged to contact the Owner should they wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by this Application.

Definitions and legal references 

Personal Data (or Data)

Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.

Usage Data

Information collected automatically through this Application (or third-party services employed in this Application), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use this Application, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server’s answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User’s IT environment.

User

The individual using this Application who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.

Data Subject

The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.

Data Processor (or Data Supervisor)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.

Data Controller (or Owner)

The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of this Application. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of this Application.

This Application

The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.

Service

The service provided by this Application as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.

European Union (or EU)

Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.

Cookie

Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User’s browser.

Tracker

Tracker indicates any technology — e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e‑tags and fingerprinting — that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.

Legal information

This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations, including Art. 13/14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

This privacy policy relates solely to this Application, if not stated otherwise within this document.

Latest update: February 10, 2022

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