Cyber Security Expert, Robert M. Lee, to Teach Cyber Threat Intelligence at Virginia Security Training

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced its return to McLean, Virginia October 14 – 21 with SANS Tysons Corner Fall 2017 Security Training Event. Included among the stellar line-up of instructors is renowned cyber security expert and the Founder and CEO of Dragos, Robert M. Lee (@RobertMLee). Lee will teach the popular FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence course.

According to Lee, "It's vital that the security community think critically and evaluate various options when faced with complex scenarios. This is true for any personnel in our field. The FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence course helps practitioners develop these skills and expands them into complex topics such as adversary intrusion and campaign analysis, tradecraft and indicator creation, and effective information sharing from tactical to strategic level players. I developed this course to help move art to science and to push our community forward."

For additional details on the FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence course or to register, visit: www.sans.org/u/uJJ

SANS Tysons Corner Fall 2017 features a variety of courses designed to teach effective, actionable cyber security techniques crucial to combatting today's cyber threats. These hands-on immersion style training courses are taught by real-world security practitioners. Included among the course line-up are SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style, SEC575: Mobile Device Security and Ethical Hacking, FOR508: Advanced Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting, the new SEC564: Red Team Operations and Threat Emulation course and more. Bonus evening discussions on today's most complex security challenges will round out the agenda.

For a complete list of courses, or to register for SANS Tysons Corner Fall 2017, please visit: www.sans.org/u/uJO

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 provider of cybersecurity training and certification to professionals at governments and commercial institutions world-wide. Renowned SANS instructors teach over 50 different courses at more than 200 live cybersecurity training events as well as online. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates employee qualifications via 30 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's degrees in cyber 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)

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