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BETHESDA, Md., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Risky applications and business applications are being used side-by-side on devices owned by employees that are used for work, according to a survey on Mobile Application Security conducted during April and May 2013 by the SANS Institute and sponsored ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that many of its most popular courses are coming to SANS San Francisco 2013, July 29 - August 3. SANS' courses will tackle some of today's most complex security issues including hacker techniques, exploits and incidents, mobile ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help organizations defend against cyber attackers, SANS will host SANSFIRE 2013 training, June 14 - 22 in Washington, DC. Students will have the opportunity to learn the latest techniques for protecting data in their organizations from some of the world's top information ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced they will have dedicated Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Hosted courses and panel discussions on the latest ICS security strategies and solutions this June. The training coming to Houston is part of SANS' initiative to help support engineers and security pros with ... read more

Top Mobile Security Experts and Practitioners will Share Proven Approaches for Securing BYOD BETHESDA, Md., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute today announced the agenda for its second annual Mobile Device Security Summit taking place May 30 - 31, 2013 in Anaheim, CA. This year's summit will address some of ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With digital investigations evolving to include numerous devices, applications and mediums, the SANS Institute is embarking on a new survey about modern-day digital forensics investigations. The survey is being sponsored by Guidance Software, Bit9, Cellebrite, and FireEye. "Today's investigations involve ... read more

Web-based Assessment to Help Streamline Candidate Selection and Skills Validation BETHESDA, Md., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute today announced SANS CyberTalent Assessments, a new recruiting and talent management tool that helps to validate the skills of information security professionals. As part of a recruitment process, ... read more

Survey Explores What Types of Organizations are Adopting the Controls, What Controls They're Adopting, and Why BETHESDA, Md., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Critical Security Controls (CSC's) are being adopted by federal and state agencies in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere, to increase visibility into advanced threats, ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that it will offer a special 15% discount on its online courses through April 10, 2013. SANS' online courses were developed to meet the needs of information security professionals who cannot travel to training events due to personal or ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that it is returning to the Hilton Washington campus for SANSFIRE 2013. Slated for June 15 - 22, SANSFIRE 2013 will offer students 40 information security courses taught by the top practitioners in the industry. For more than ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that they have selected some of their most technical, hands-on information security courses to train our country's Cyber Guardians. SANS Cyber Guardian 2013, April 15 - 20, is coming to the Hilton Baltimore campus, located in Baltimore's ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that its new cutting-edge Advanced Web App Pen Testing and Ethical Hacking course along with six other top-rated courses are coming to SANS Northern Virginia, April 8 - 13. Kevin Johnson, penetration testing expert and author of SEC642: ... read more

Top Security Experts from Mandiant, Lockheed Martin, Delta Risk and More Join Forces to Raise Awareness of Cyber Threat Intelligence BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute today announced it will host the industry's first cyber threat intelligence summit, March 22 in Washington, D.C. The What Works in ... read more

Survey Explores Ownership and Development Issues BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute is asking IT professionals for the challenges they face managing and developing business applications used on mobile and employee-owned devices. "With smartphones and tablets, applications are where most of the risk resides," says ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help security professionals learn the necessary skills to detect and fend off complex cyber attacks, SANS today announced its return to Monterey March 22-27. Included among the seven hands-on training classes featured at SANS Monterey 2013 are SANS' popular ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a survey of nearly 700 SCADA and other control system operators, awareness of risk is high, while protections are lagging. "Control system cyber assets are vulnerable, threats are escalating and the industry is aware of these facts," says survey ... read more

Event Simulcast Provides Students Live, Interactive Access to SANS' Top Information Security Training Classes BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to student demand, SANS Institute today announced eight top courses presented at its largest training event of the year, SANS 2013, will be made ... read more

Teaching Real-World Skills and Techniques so Cyber Defenders can Protect their Organization BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help organizations stay ahead of cyber attackers, SANS will host SANS 2013, March 8 - 15 in Orlando, FL. Students will have the opportunity to learn key security ... read more

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced SANS CyberCon 2013, an online training event, April 22 - 27, 2013. This one-of-a-kind training event brings SANS' top instructors teaching SANS' top courses right to your computer. No travel required! Here's what SANS CyberCon alumni from ... read more

Features More than 40 Courses, including Several New First-Run Courses, Addressing Today's Most Complex Information Security Threats BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced new first-run training courses coming to SANS 2013 in Orlando, Florida. Included among the more than 40 courses being taught March 8 - ... read more