Mark your calendar for SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) December 10 - 17 in Washington DC. This event will feature 25 courses, including the new SEC 569: Combating Malware in the Enterprise and SEC580: Metasploit Kung Fu for Enterprise Pen Testing. Register by October 27 and save $400 on tuition fees with discounts offered to early registrants. http://www.sans.org/cyber-defense-initiative-2010/SANS is the one education organization known fo...

The Incident Detection and Log Management Summit will offer two full days of content in a single track, consisting of expert keynotes, professional briefings and dynamic panels. It will concentrate on network-centric and host-centric methods to detect intruders that work in the real world. We will also focus on which logging configurations capture the history of a hacker's activity on your machine, from the establishment of unauthorized accou...

Join us in Texas this fall for SANS San Antonio 2010, November 13-20. This event features three of our most popular courses along with our highest level course, SEC709: Developing Exploits for Penetration Testers and Security Researchers, with its new six-day format. Two short courses will also be offered, and there is a reduced fee if you take one in conjunction with a five- or six-day course. Register by October 1 to save $400 on your tuiti...

Securing the Human with Lance Spitzner Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:15pm - 8:15pm Register for This Talk Only If You Have NOT Registered for any SANS San Antonion 2010 Courses. Business Owners and Non-Technical Management Personnel, This Talk is For You! You are invited to join us for Community Night, SANS San Antonio 2010. This is an evening of networking combined with an informative presentation by Lance Spitzner, an internationally recogn...

SANS is bringing six of our most popular courses to SANS San Francisco 2010, November 7 - 12. Enhance your skills by taking advantage of this hands-on security training loaded with practical tools and cutting-edge information. Learn about network security, incident handling, hacker techniques, auditing networks, computer and network forensics, and much more! Picture yourself on a bench at Fisherman's Wharf enjoying some Ghirardelli chocolate o...

SANS returns to Skokie, IL, October 25-30 with five of our top-rated courses, including our Developer 522: Defending Web Applications Security Essentials and SEC566: Implementing and Auditing the Twenty Critical Security Controls - In Depth. Taught by SANS top instructors, this event offers an opportunity to learn, network, and practice the hands-on skills that will boost your career in a more intimate setting. Register by September 15 to rece...

Government Executive and the SANS Institute are partnering to co-produce the Government Executive Cybersecurity Insider Series, monthly expert briefings on pressing cybersecurity issues. These hyper-current events will feature discussions with high-profile federal officials involved in crafting cybersecurity policy and implementation strategies. Government Executive Media Group and the SANS Institute invite you to attend the first of the new s...

December brings SANS' best new courses to Washington to serve the nation's most sophisticated cyber security community. See our new hacker classes, wireless, secure coding, pen testing, 20 critical controls, and more. SANS is the one education organization known for developing those security skills now most in need. Don't miss this unique chance to learn from the best teachers in security. Pick a course and come to SANS Cyber Defense Initiativ...