SANS CDI 2011 Press Release – SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2011 Targets Washington, D.C.
For Immediate Release
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Final Information Security Training Event of the Year, SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2011, Targets Washington, D.C.
Discounted Rates Offered to Combat Tough Economic Conditions
Bethesda, Maryland – Oct 13., 2011 – SANS today announced its final information security training event of the year, Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2011, which will be held December 9 – 16 in Washington, D.C. SANS CDI provides information security professionals in the public and private sectors a unique opportunity to learn from today’s top security experts about the latest cyber attacks and what can be done to stop or mitigate damage. SANS is offering discounted rates to those who register by October 26.
“Knowledge is power; this is particularly true when considering security breaches,” said Stephen Northcutt, President of The SANS Technology Institute. “With cyber attacks becoming more frequent and more complex, it is becoming increasingly difficult to fend them off or better yet, prevent them. SANS CDI was designed to keep security professionals on the cutting edge. Through a unique mix of educational sessions and hands-on immersion training, students will leave with the knowledge and power required to fight today’s cyber criminals.”
SANS CDI 2011 is a national conference featuring 20 hands-on technical courses addressing intrusion detection, penetration testing and ethical hacking, forensics, compliance and many more topics. In addition to a vendor expo, bonus evening sessions and practice labs, CDI attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in NetWars. One of the key competitions in the U.S. Cyber Challenge, NetWars is an in-depth learning tool for security professionals. Participants compete in a mock environment to test their defensive, analysis, and offensive cyber skills, fighting off intruders while trying to take over target systems and networks.
Registration Discounts
Attendees registering by October 26 will receive a discount of $400 for five and six day courses. Attendees registering between October 27 and November 9 will receive a discount of $250 for five and six day courses. For more information about SANS CDI 2011 or to register, please visit: http://www.sans.org/info/88434.
About SANS
Established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization, SANS’ programs reach more than 400,000 security professionals, auditors, system administrators, and network administrators who share the lessons they are learning and jointly find solutions to the challenges they face. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in government agencies, corporations and universities around the world who invest hundreds of hours each year in research and teaching to help the entire information security community. (www.sans.org)
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SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2011 is coming to Washington, DC
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2011 is coming to Washington, DC
CDI offers SANS’ most interesting and challenging courses to serve the nation’s most sophisticated cyber security community. Are you in the military or are you a civilian or contractor employee? Are you employed by a bank, a utility, or other critical infrastructure where you have the responsibility to protect the nation’s most sensitive systems? If so, you will find the courses you need to boost your career with the training you need. SANS CDI 2011 is offering 23 courses, including these that are new: Audit 407: Foundations of Auditing Information Systems, Management 442: Information Security Risk Management and Developer 551: Secure Mobile Applications Development: iOS App Security. Hands-on training is the hallmark of these courses along with the promise that you will be able to put what you learn in SANS courses to work as soon as you get back to the office.
“Excellent, I can take this and start applying it in my job.” – Mark Collins, CSU Chico
“Overall, hands-down the best class I’ve been to since I joined/began working in IT. I can honestly say that I see myself being involved with SANS for the rest of my professional career.” – Philip Hartlieb, Life Cycle Engineering
As usual SANS evenings will be packed with talks from leading experts in each field, including:
· New Legal Methods for Collecting and Authenticating Cyber Investigation Evidence – Benjamin Wright
· Windows Exploratory Surgery with Process Hacker – Jason Fossen
Please visit the following link for complete details on SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2011:
http://www.sans.org/info/88459
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US-CERT – Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates
Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates
Original release date: October 12, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Last revised: October 12, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Apple has released security updates for Apple iOS, Safari 5.1.1, OS X
Lion v10.7.2, iWork 09, and Apple TV 4.4 to address multiple
vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an
attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service
condition, obtain sensitive information, and bypass security
restrictions.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following
Apple Support Articles and apply any necessary updates to help
mitigate the risks.
* HT5004 – Numbers for iOS v1.5
* HT5003 – Pages for iOS v1.5
* HT5000 – Safari 5.1.1
* HT5002 – OS X Lion v10.7.2 and Security Update 2011-006
* HT5001 – Apple TV 4.4
* HT4999 – iOS 5 Software Update
Relevant Url(s):
http://support.apple.com/kb/
http://support.apple.com/kb/
http://support.apple.com/kb/
http://support.apple.com/kb/
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – The White House Blog
Today, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation designating October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. On Friday, I will be speaking together with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano at the official kick-off event for the month at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. In the following weeks, the Department of Homeland Security will be hosting events across the nation to bring cybersecurity awareness to your state and your community. Every company, school, and family should use October as an opportunity to focus on cybersecurity – update training, attend or host an event, or talk to your children about responsible use of the Internet.
Scammers waste no time in exploiting Steve Jobs’ death
This is no surprise, scammers have taken big news events such as Michael Jackson and Mel Gibson’s death as well as the Haiti and Japan earthquakes to name a few topics to either profit or spread malware. This article by Ted Samson of InfoWorld explains the latest victim to this trend… Steve Jobs of Apple.
By Ted Samson | InfoWorld
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“As much of the world mourns the passing of Steve Jobs — one of the technology industry’s greatest visionaries — the bottom feeders of the cyber crime world are greedily exploiting the tragedy through scams promising unwitting users a chance to win a free iPad.
Sophos has reported in its Naked Security blog on one such scam already circulating via Facebook that reads as follows: “In memory of Steve, a company is giving out 50 ipads tonight. R.I.P. Steve Jobs,” followed by a tailored bit.ly link ending with “restinpeace-steve-jobs.” Clicking the link takes users to one of countless malicious Web pages.”
Read more at InfoWorld.com
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Coverage on LiveStream
Hear from the nation’s leaders on cybersecurity from government, industry and nonprofits as we launch National Cybersecurity Awareness Month from Ypsilanti, MI on October 7th during the Michigan Cyber Summit.
