SANS' Training Program for the new CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner Certification is designed to prepare you to pass the CASP (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) exam. The CASP exam is an advanced hands-on vendor-neutral exam. In addition to multiple choice questions, the exam tests hand-on knowledge via simulation questions. The simulations may feature the use of command-line encryption tools, applying firewall ACLs, placing secure...

Agenda Thursday, October 13 8:00 am Registration and Morning Refreshments 9:00 am Opening Remarks John Letchford, Chief Information Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 9:15 am Opening Keynote Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving Steve Uzzell, Renowned Photographer Steve Uzzell is a veteran National Geographic photographer and one of the nation's leading corporate photographers. Steve's award-winning approach to...

SANS will be back in Boston, MA with an exceptional information security training lineup this August. Why not get your management, security, and forensics training at SANS Boston 2011 on August 8-15? We are bringing our top courses and best instructors to make this the perfect training event for you! Register before June 29 and save $400.SANS Boston 2011 Features These Top-rated Courses:* SEC401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style* with E...

Network with Peers and Share Your Experiences Whether it's a catastrophic accident, severe blizzard, or act of terror, Boston cannot predict when or how disasters will strike. What we do know is that effective disaster preparedness and emergency management requires expanded collaboration and response capabilities with all stakeholders. This is truly a must attend event for all those responsible for the safety and well-being of the public. You...

Join us for an informative technology symposium at the beautiful JJ Moakley Courthouse, in the heart of Boston's waterfront Seaport District. Learn how your organization can achieve enterprise-wide security with centralized management and complete visibility. Today's threats touch every area of the Enterprise - from email, to endpoints, to web gateways to servers. As attackers are adopting new techniques, the technology required to protect ou...

Join us in Boston, June 23–25, 2010, for the 2010 USENIX Annual Technical Conference. USENIX ATC '10 will again bring together leading systems researchers for cutting-edge systems research and unlimited opportunities to gain insight into a variety of must-know topics, including virtualization, system administration, cloud computing, security, and networking. The technical program begins on Wednesday, June 23, and includes refereed papers...

Government I.T. Made Simple...A Study of the Government Case for Security, Virtualization & Storage Agenda: Keynote VIP Guest Speaker: Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in-Charge (SAC) FBI’s Boston Field Office. IT Security & its’ ‘Happening Now’ impact on the Public Sector to reduce victimization & build security awareness. McAfee: Dave Marcus, Director, Security Research and Communications McAfee Labs McAf...