SANS Bangalore 2013

We would like to invite you to Bangalore where we will be hosting SANS Bangalore 2013 on 14-26 October. Join us at the Royal Orchid Hotel where we will offer our cutting-edge Mobile Device Security course on 14-19 October followed by the opportunity to choose a top-rated pen testing or forensics course the next week (21-26 October). Why not take two? This event will be taught by SANS top instructors who ensure that you not only learn the material, but that you can apply it immediately when you return to the office.

Choose from these dynamic courses:

14-19 October:
SEC575: Mobile Device Security and Ethical Hacking
Author Statement -I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but laptops and PC's have become legacy computing devices, replaced with mobile phones and tablets. Just when I thought we were getting a much better handle on the security of Windows, Mac, and other Unix systems, there is an explosion of new devices wanting to join our networks that simply do not have the same security controls that we rely on in modern, secure networks. Even with their weaknesses, mobile phones are here to stay and more and more we're being called on to support them. Some organizations try to drag their feet on allowing mobile phones, but that ultimately contributes to the problem: if we don't address security, the threats continue to grow uncontrolled and unmonitored. Fortunately, we can securely deploy, manage, and monitor mobile phones and tablets inside our organizations through policy and careful network deployment and monitoring. We need to build some essential skills in analyzing the risks of data leakage in mobile code and the applications our end-users want to run from app store, and we need to ethically hack our networks to identify the real threat and exposure of mobile phone weaknesses. I wrote this course to help people build their skills in all these areas, focusing on the topics and concepts that are most important and immediately useful. Every organization should have an analyst who has the skills for mobile phone security analysis and deployment. By taking this course, you'll become an even more valued part of your organization, and we'll have lots of geeky fun in the process. -Josh Wright

21-26 October:
SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (GIAC-GPEN)
Author Statement - Successful penetration testers don't just throw a bunch of hacks against an organization and regurgitate the output of their tools. Instead, they need to understand how these tools work in depth, and conduct their test in a careful, professional manner. This course explains the inner workings of numerous tools and their use in effective network penetration testing and ethical hacking projects. When teaching the class, I particularly enjoy the numerous hands-on exercises culminating with a final pen-testing extravaganza lab. - Ed Skoudis
FOR408: Computer Forensic Investigations - Windows In-Depth (GIAC-GCFE)
SANS COMPUTER FORENSICS GRADUATE THWARTS BANK HEIST. Headlines similar to these are now a reality as former students have emailed me regularly about how they were able to use their digital forensic skills in very real situations. Graduates of Computer Forensic Investigations - Windows In-Depth are the front line troops deployed when you need accurate digital forensic and media exploitation analysis. From analyzing terrorist laptops to investigating insider intellectual property theft and fraud, SANS digital forensic graduates are battling and winning the war on crime and terror. Graduates have directly contributed to solving some of the toughest cases out there because they learn how to conduct analysis and run investigations properly. Knowing that this course places the correct methodology and knowledge in the hands of responders who thwart the plans of criminals or foreign attacks brings me great comfort. Graduates are doing it. Daily. I am proud that this course at SANS helps prepare students to fight and solve crime. - Rob Lee

Two of the above courses are associated with GIAC Certification (Global Information Assurance Certification) http://www.giac.org/
See what our past attendees have told us about the value of these courses:

"If you are reading this comment on a mobile device and concerned about your users and security of your data, you need to take this SEC575!- Phil Garcia, EWEB SEC575 covers the whole spectrum of why mobile devices are vulnerable. Didn't want the course to end." - Jamie Holliday, QA

"I think if you genuinely want to learn how exploitation techniques work and how to properly think like a hacker, it would be silly not to attend SEC560." - Mark Hamilton, McAfee

"The FOR408 hands-on exercises were fantastic - very informative." - Justin Poirier, FBI

"People who could use a dose of awesomeness in their lives could use a dose of FOR408." - Shawn Kanady, Equable Ascent Financial, LLC

SANS Bangalore 2013 will take place at the Royal Orchid Hotel in the heart of Bengaluru. It adjoins the KGA Golf course.

Register and pay by 28 August to obtain a discount of up to US$500 on tuition fees for early-bird registrations. Please contact us at AsiaPacific@sans.org for further information. We look forward to connecting with you at SANS Bangalore 2013!

- Receive a discount of up to $500 for any full course paid for by Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
- Receive a discount of up to $250 for any full course paid for by Wednesday, September 11, 2013.
- No refunds available after Wednesday, September 18, 2013.