Coming to a Computer Near You - SANS CyberCon Spring 2014 Training Featuring a Special Holiday Hacking Challenge and the Chance to Win a Free Training Seat

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced the upcoming SANS CyberCon Spring 2014 Online Training Event, February 10 – 15. This one-of-a-kind training event brings SANS' top instructors teaching SANS' top courses right to your computer.

Key reasons students cite for taking SANS' CyberCon courses include:

1. Greater Flexibility
Cyber Security professionals can take the training they need without neglecting family and work obligations.

2. Zero Travel Costs
Students with no travel budgets can have their training approved and take training at location of choice.

3. Archive Access
All of the class sessions are recorded and can be replayed by the student for up to four months.

"CyberCon was a great experience; this class was wonderful for where I'm at in my career. Ben Wright did a great job in teaching principles, constantly pointing us back to themes and trends in cyber and ecommerce law. I highly recommend CyberCon, Legal 523 (Law of Data Security and Investigations), and Ben Wright to any future students," said John Andrew, Honeywell

Compete in the SANS Holiday Hacking Challenge for the opportunity to win the grand prize, a free seat at SANS CyberCon Spring 2014. For complete details and to participate in the Hacking Challenge, please visit: http://pen-testing.sans.org/info/146480

CyberCon will run from February 10th - 15th and the winner will be able to choose one of the below courses:

SEC542: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking with Timothy Tomes
SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking with Kevin Fiscus
SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style with Dr. Eric Cole
MGT414: SANS +S Training Program for the CISSP Certification Exam with Paul A. Henry
AUD444: Auditing Security and Controls of Active Directory and Windows with Tanya Baccam
AUD445: Auditing Security and Controls of Oracle Databases with Tanya Baccam
LEG523: Law of Data Security and Investigations with Benjamin Wright

For more information and course overviews, including associated GIAC certifications and to register, please visit: http://www.sans.org/info/145775

About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest source for world-class information security training and security certification in the world, offering over 50 training courses each year. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, is a certification body featuring over 27 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. SANS offers a myriad of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system—the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)    

SOURCE SANS Institute