Conference
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2014

SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2014 will once again bring together the nation's cyber defense community on December 10-19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in DC

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Conference
SANS Security West 2014 - Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity - is coming up on May 8-17

SANS Security West 2014 is a vital event for information security professionals looking to stay on top of industry trends, to acquire certifications, and to learn and immediately apply new cybersecurity skills.

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Conference
SANS Security East 2014, New Orleans, LA – January 20 – 25

SANS Security East 2014 is coming up January 20-25. Start the year off right by choosing from ten outstanding, cutting-edge courses presented by SANS featuring our top-rated instructors in New Orleans. Now is the time to improve your information security skills and let the good times roll!

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Conference
DoD Cyber Crime Conference 2011

SANS is pleased to announce that we've partnered with DoD Cyber Crime Conference 2011 to offer SANS two-day Metasploit Kung Fu for Enterprise Pen Testing course as part of the pre-conference training January 21 - 24, 2011 in Atlanta, GA.

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Training
SANS Security East 2011

SANS is proud to be back in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans for SANS Security East 2011 on January 20 - 27 with our top instructors, new course offerings, action-packed night sessions, and many exciting special events.

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IT Certifications
MGT414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam

MGT414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam will prepare you to pass the CISSP® Certification Exam. This course is an accelerated review course that focuses solely on the ten domains of knowledge as determined by ISC2. Test-taking tips and strategies are also discussed.

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Vulnerability Assessment
Creating a Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment Program for a Large Company Using QualysGuard

ulnerability Assessment, according to wikipedia.org, is the process of

identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a system. Vulnerability assessment

can be used against many different types of systems such as a home security

alarm, the protection of a nuclear power plant or a military outpost. Note that

vulnerability assessment is different from risk assessments even though they share

some of the same commonalities. Vulnerability Assessment concerns itself with

the identification of vulnerabilities, the possibilities of reducing those

vulnerabilities and improving the capacity to manage future incidents. This paper

will focus primarily on vulnerability assessment as it pertains to information

technology infrastructure and how utilizing QualysGuard can ease the burden on

your technology staff.

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General Security
The 2010 Computer Security Salary Survey

The 2010 Computer Security Salary Survey was launched this morning. Please complete it today or at least this week (takes 5 minutes). A valid survey is probably the most valuable tool security people have to have productive conversations with their employers about their salaries. You get the results if you participate.

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General Security
SANS WhatWorks in Virtualization and Cloud Computing Summit with Tom Liston, Washington DC, August 19-20

As security professionals, we work in an environment that never stops changing.  New technologies and innovative new uses for old technologies seem to appear every day.  Unfortunately, along with the benefits that every new technology brings, there are new and novel security challenges that need to be addressed. We're forced to constantly learn just to […]

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