SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2012 will be back in DC on December 7 – 16. SANS is the one education organization known for developing those security skills now most in need. Every course, evening talk, and special event being offered at SANS CDI 2012 is geared to keep you on the cutting edge and to ensure that you have the knowledge and power required to fight against the actions of today’s cyber criminals. Please visit for more details or to register:
http://www.sans.org/info/113527

SANS CDI 2012 is powered by Netwars – Tournament Play. We’ll be running an exciting NetWars competition on the evenings of December 12-13. This is available FREE to CDI attendees taking a five or six day class, while seats last. To add extra excitement, SANS CDI 2012 will include our FIRST-EVER NetWars Tournament of Champions, where the best-of-the-best NetWars participants from the past eighteen months will face off to see who comes out on top. Whether you are a first-time NetWars participant looking to have fun and build your skills, or a seasoned champion, remember that seating is limited. Please make sure you sign up for NetWars when you register for a CDI long course. Register to play here: http://www.sans.org/info/113532

This event will feature more than 25 courses in IT security, security management, IT audit, software developer, and computer forensics, including short courses, which can be taken with a long course to enhance your training.  Cutting edge courses include SEC575: Mobile Device Security and Ethical Hacking, SEC579: Virtualization and Private Cloud Security, SEC642: Advanced Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, and FOR508: Advanced Computer Forensics Analysis and Incident Response.

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