LRS Education Services Newsletter - Spring 2019 LRS NIST CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM LRS Education Services now offers an NCSF Assessment Program to help organizations align their current cybersecurity policies and tools with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. In addition to NCSF Essentials training for up to 6 individuals, the NCSF Assessment Program provides a customized assessment file to document your cybersecurity state, determine alignment with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, discover critical gaps and prioritize cybersecurity remediation.  Click HERE for more information on how our certified cybersecurity practitioner can help build confidence of knowing your current state and ability to create a clear plan to secure your organization against existing and zero-day cybersecurity threats as they emerge. "I would highly recommend both the course and instructor to anyone interested in applying risk to cybersecurity in a practical setting."			Meet the Experts at LRS Education Services Penny Morgan joined LRS Education Services in 1996 as an Education Consultant. Throughout her 20 years working in the technology arena she’s done courseware development, web design, productivity and technical training. She began as a productivity instructor (Word, Excel, etc.) and has grown into a Technical Education Consultant holding the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Messaging (Microsoft Exchange) and Microsoft Certified Trainer credentials. Penny looks forward to sharing knowledge about the newest solutions including CompTIA Network+, Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange, Skype for Business, Office 365 and Azure.   Read the latest from the LRS Education Services Blog Microsoft 365 Threat Intelligence Business Analytics with Microsoft Power BI To Beat a Hacker You Need to Think Like One! Share LRS Education Services News!
		POWER BI TRAINING IS HOT RIGHT NOW! Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your data and share insights across your organization, or embed them in your app or website. The main purpose of the Microsoft Official 20778: Analyzing Data with Power BI training course is to give students a good understanding of data analysis with Power BI. The course includes creating visualizations, the Power BI Service, and the Power BI Mobile App. The primary audience for this course is SQL Server report creators who are interested in alternative methods of presenting data. "Instructor was very thorough and taught in a way that benefited all participants with various skill and experience levels with SQL."
		MICROSOFT 365 SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR TRACK Be prepared to respond to threats and implement, manage, and monitor security and compliance solutions for the Microsoft 365 environment. In the four-day MS-500: Microsoft 365 Security Administrator Track you will learn how to secure user access to your organization’s resources, understand password protection/multi-factor authentication, enable Azure Identity Protection and how to configure Active Directory Federation Services. Learners for this course should already have a basic conceptual understanding of Microsoft Azure, experience with Windows 10 and Office 365 and be relatively comfortable with computer networks, authorization and authentication. "Did a great job of explaining and was very knowledgeable on the Office 365."
		CISCO FREE EXAM VOUCHERS LRS® Education Services is pleased to offer Authorized Cisco® Training utilizing High Definition Instructor Led Training (HD-ILT) through our Springfield and Bloomington Illinois Education Centers. Through our partnership with Sunset Learning, we offer a vast selection of Authorized Cisco training and certification courses. By simply registering for a 5-day instructor-led class, students receive a 365-Day neXT Essentials Membership Access that includes access to Single Technology Stack video reference library, online discussion forums and blogs PLUS one exam voucher associated with the single instructor-led training course*! *Voucher only available on classes delivered by Sunset Learning Institute. Some classes may not have an aligned exam voucher. "He was knowledgeable and presented the material, which is highly technical, in an understandable manner."
		ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CREATES EXCITING VISUAL EFFECTS Adobe® Photoshop® Creative Cloud is a leading graphic creation application, popular among graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers. Join us in April to learn how to navigate the environment and use Photoshop tools to work with photographic images, advanced image creation and editing techniques! To ensure your success in the 2-day Adobe Photoshop CC: Basic and Advanced course, you should have a basic comfort level with digital photography. "She was very accommodating to the different skill levels in the classroom and sought out how we would use the training/software for work and personal use."
	Training Methods * - LRS LIVE - Live Training Course ** - Virtual LIVE - Virtual Live Training Course *** - HD ILT - High Definition Training Course Analyzing Data with Power BI - CLASS ID: MS20778B | DATE: April 1-3, 2019 | LOCATION: Virtual LIVE ** Administering Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 - CLASS ID: MS20345-1A | DATE: April 8-12, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Microsoft 365 Security Administrator Track - CLASS ID: MS-500 | DATE: April 23-26, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Adobe Photoshop CC: Basic and Advanced - CLASS ID: INSPCC | DATE: April 29-30, 2019 | LOCATION: Springfield CCIE Security V5 Bootcamp - CLASS ID: CCIE | DATE: May 6-10, 2019 | LOCATION: Virtual LIVE ** NIST Cybersecurity Framework Training - Bootcamp - CLASS ID: NCSF-FPBOOT | DATE: May13-16, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE * Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) - CLASS ID: SWITCH | DATE: May20-24, 2019 | LOCATION: HD ILT *** AZ-100: Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment Track - CLASS ID: AZ-100 | DATE: June 10-14, 2019 | LOCATION: Virtual LIVE ** Business Analysis for Project Managers and IT Analysts - CLASS ID: PMI-PBA | DATE: June 17-21, 2019 | LOCATION: Virtual LIVE ** CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst - CLASS ID: AT607 | DATE: June 17-21, 2019 | LOCATION: LRS LIVE *