Training
What’s New in Nexpose 5.0: The Next Generation in Vulnerability Management

Organizations across all industries and government agencies (at both the federal and state level) are struggling to mitigate constant cyber threats and comply with legislative or regulatory mandates. That’s nothing new in today’s information security landscape. What is new is that the new release of Rapid7 Nexpose provides a security risk intelligence solution that represents a paradigm shift in vulnerability management solutions.

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Training
Vulnerability Management eSymposium

Cybercriminals frequently take advantage of vulnerabilities in web and other applications to gain entrance to wider corporate infrastructures. With breaches now happening on a regular basis using these methods, critical information of all kinds is being exposed. We learn from experts want companies can do to mitigate against these threats.

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Training
Seminar Invite: NSA's View of Wireless Security Risks – Nov. 9th

Wireless technology is exploding in popularity. Businesses are not only migrating to wireless networking, they are steadily integrating wireless technology into their wired infrastructure. This explosion has given momentum to a new generation of hackers who specialize in inventing and deploying innovative methods of hijacking wireless communications.

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Training
Security Configuration Management - The Keys to the Digital Kingdom

IT security configurations serve as the keys to the digital kingdom of your organization's IT infrastructure and its valuable data. Yet if you examined almost any enterprise organization, you'd find poor configuration settings. What's more, you'd find little or no integration between configuration solutions and other IT security controls, when they can so clearly be leveraged to increase defensive posture.

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Conference
SANS CDI 2011 Press Release - SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2011 Targets Washington, D.C.

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.

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Conference
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.

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Training
Join SANS’ Lance Spitzner for a free lunch-n-learn, downtown Chicago Tue, 27 Sept. on how to secure the HumanOS.

Organizations have traditionally invested most of their security in technology, with little e!ort in protecting their employees. As a result, many attackers today target the weakest link – the human. Awareness, not just technology, has become key to reducing risk and remaining compliant. This high-level talk designed for management explains why humans are so vulnerable, how they are being actively exploited, and what organizations can do about it.

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Training
Digital Forensics and E-Discovery – Free Seminar

Join government and industry experts at the Digital Forensics and E-Discovery Federal Executive Briefing, tomorrow at the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C.

Hear real-world examples of how digital forensics tools are being used to support cybercrime investigations while meeting requirements for evidence protection and chain of custody.

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IT Certifications
EC-Council Announces New CISO Certification: C|CISO

C|CISO is ideal for those who: aspire to attain the highest regarded title within the information security profession – CISO, already serve as an official CISO, or perform CISO functions in their organization without the official title. The C|CISO designation is the recognition of your knowledge and achievements, and will award you with professional acknowledgement […]

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Training
Discounted Online Security Training with SANS vLive!

SEC401: SANS Security Essentials - Buy One Get One Free!
SANS is excited to announce a very special offer: Register two students for vLive! SEC401 (beginning October 11, 2011) for the price of one!
Click here for more information: https://www.sans.org/vlive/specials.php

Remember, if you don't need SANS Security Essentials right now, you can still save $150 on any other SANS course by using discount code Connect_SecOrb.

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