SANS Special: The Essentials of Automating Information Security with Python


This event qualifies for 12 CPEs


Python is a simple, user-friendly language that is designed to make automating the tasks that security professionals perform quick and easy. If you are new to coding and looking for the right course to cut your teeth on, this is it. This self-paced course starts from the very beginning, assuming you have no prior experience or knowledge of programming. We cover all of the essentials of the language in this two-day course. If you already know the essentials, you will find that the pyWars lab environment allows advanced developers to quickly accelerate to self-taught advanced material that is taught in the full six-day course.

 

This course is designed to give you the skills you need for tweaking, customizing, or outright developing your own tools. We put you on the path of creating your own tools, empowering you to better automate the daily routine of today's information security professional and to achieve more value in less time. Again and again, organizations serious about security emphasize their need for skilled tool builders. There is a huge demand for people who can understand a problem and then rapidly develop prototype code to attack or defend against it. Join us and learn Python in-depth and fully weaponized.

 

You Will Learn How To:


  • Leverage Python to perform routine tasks quickly and efficiently
  • Understand and use basic Python data structures such as strings, integers, list, tuples and dictionaries
  • Understand and use Python modules
  • Python functions and variable scope
  • Basic Python syntax such as variables, For and while loops, If, elif, else,
  • The path for upgrading from Python2 to Python3
 

Learn More: https://www.sans.org/community/event/sp-augusta-59735

Speaker and Presenter Information

Mark Baggett

Senior SANS Instructor
Twitter: @MarkBaggett
https://www.sans.org/instructors/mark-baggett

 

Mark Baggett is the owner of Indepth Defense, an independent consulting firm that offers incident response and penetration testing services.  Mark has more than 28 years of commercial and government experience ranging from Software Developer to Chief Information Security Officer.  Mark is a Senior Instructor for The SANS Institute and the author of the Automating Information security with Python course (SEC573).  Mark has a Master's Degree in Information Security Engineering and many industry certifications including being 15th person in the world to receive the prestigious GIAC Security Expert certification (GSE).  Mark is very active in the information security community.  Mark is the founding president of The Greater Augusta ISSA (Information Systems Security Association) chapter which has been extremely successful in bringing networking and educational opportunities to Augusta Information Technology workers.  Since January 2011, Mark has served as the Technical Advisor to the DoD for SANS where he assists various government organizations in the development of information security capabilities.

Expected Number of Attendees

24

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, State & Local Government, FDA, Foreign Governments/Agencies, NSA, FCC


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When
Wed-Thu, Oct 2-3, 2019, 9:00am - 5:00pm ET


Where
Georgia Cyber Center
100 Grace Hopper Lane
Hull-McKnight Building
Augusta, GA 30901
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Website
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Organizer
SANS Institute - Community SANS in partnership with Bsides Augusta


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