Ricoh Human Creates Co., Ltd.
is an affiliate that provides education for the employees
of the Ricoh Group. It conducts training programs related
to information security. Key areas of focus are training
programs for information security specialists including
ISMS developers and internal auditors. Educational courses
for engineers are also provided to strengthen information
security during product development.
Ricoh
Information Security Research
Center's Educational Programs
(1) Programs for specialists
Following the decision to transform the ISMS standards into the
global standards known as ISO/IEC 27001, persons in charge
of ISMS establishment and internal auditors across the Ricoh
Group were asked to undergo re-training from April to June
2006 to familiarize themselves with the new standards. In
addition, more than 100 employees were trained as internal
auditors for the Group, to fill positions that opened up
due to retirement, resignation or internal transfers.
(2) Programs for general employees
Ricoh emphasizes education for general employees, as this is crucial
in helping ISMS become established in every aspect of the
organization.
Supervisors responsible for overseeing employees went through
training that helped them understand keys to information
security management. In addition, an E-learning program
entitled "Grave Consequences Can Result from Sloppy Behavior
in Day-to-Day Action" is offered to about 55,000 employees
in the Group to strengthen information security in the corporate
culture. Available programs (fiscal
2006)
Class
Fiscal 2006 results
Participants
ISMS programs
for
specialists
Education for
developers
Program highlighting differences with ISO 27001
(to facilitate transition to ISO 27001)
Developers and officers
Programs for
internal auditors
Program highlighting differences with ISO 27001
(to ease transition to ISO 27001)
Internal auditors
Five-day course for newly appointed internal auditors
Newly appointed internal auditors
ISMS programs
for
general employees
Program for organizational
managers
Lecture on information security management basics
for frontline managers
Lecture offered to organizational managers in
sequence
Education for
new recruits
Course
offered each April as part of the general
educational program for new recruits
Employees
recruited by any Ricoh company
E-learning
A new style of E-learning was initiated in February
2007 for all employees of the Ricoh Group
Information Security
Education for Engineers in R&D
Ricoh offers about 140 courses
to engineers engaged in R&D and related work. Some of the
topics relevant to information security initiatives are
outlined below.
(1) Introduction to information security
An introductory seminar covering product
security requirements for all phases of software development
from planning to implementation is offered as part of collective
education.
(2) Introduction to security for development processes
The basics, including approaches to security and standards that
need to be complied with during product development and
manufacturing, are taught with an emphasis on drills and
exercises and examinations of real-life cases.
A number of other training programs are also offered and
taught by experienced engineers and lecturers.
