SANS Network Security Las Vegas 2024

Serious Cyber Security Training in Las Vegas
 

Where industry authors, leaders, and experts come together for unparalleled learning.

Unlock the full potential of your career with cyber security training at SANS Network Security 2024 (September 4-9, PT). Guided by world-renowned instructors at the forefront of the field, this event provides exclusive access to live industry experts, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve.

Harness Data Science and AI for Advanced Cybersecurity Threat Hunting Solutions

Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning aren't just the current buzzwords, they are fast becoming one of the primary tools in our information security arsenal. The problem is that, unless you have a degree in mathematics or data science, you're likely at the mercy of the vendors. This course completely demystifies machine learning and data science. More than 70% of the time in class is spent solving machine learning and data science problems hands-on rather than just talking about them. You will leave the class not only understanding how these tools and techniques work, but understanding how to think about your data, making it into something that you can apply machine learning and AI techniques to.

Unlike other courses in this space, this course is squarely centered on solving information security problems - in other words, applied rather than theoretical. Where other courses tend to be at the extremes, teaching almost all theory or solving trivial problems that don't translate into the real world, this course strikes a balance. While this course will cover necessary mathematics, we cover only the theory and fundamentals you absolutely must know, and only so as to allow you to understand and apply the machine learning tools and techniques effectively. We show you how the math works but don't expect you to do it. The course progressively introduces and applies various statistic, probabilistic, or mathematic tools (in their applied form), allowing you to leave with the ability to use those tools and to be able to troubleshoot your results since you have developed strong intuitions about the underlying mathematics. The hands-on projects covered were selected to provide you a broad base from which to build your own machine learning solutions. If you want or need to know how AI tools like ChatGPT really work so that you can intelligently discuss their potential uses in your organization, in addition to knowing how to build effective solutions to solve real cybersecurity problems using machine learning and AI today, this is the class you need to take. Check out the extensive course description below for a detailed run down of course content and don't miss the free demo available by clicking the "Course Demo" button above!

NOTE: All the concepts in this course are discussed using Python examples. You should have an intermediate understanding of the Python language! There is no need to be a Python expert. If you have successfully written at least a handful of Python scripts, your Python knowledge is likely sufficient. We will review key Python data structures in class in the first section of the course. If you need assistance determining if your Python knowledge is sufficient, please contact us for more information.

This course is for cybersecurity professionals who are seeking to add machine learning, data science, and artificial intelligence skills to their repertoire. This course is also very useful for individuals with a data science background who are seeking to understand how to use cybersecurity data in meaningful ways for threat hunting, anomaly detection, and monitoring. Intermediate Python fluency is important. Pre-calculus mathematics skills are important, but not required.