SANS Brings Hands-On Technical Information Security Training to Orlando

Features More than 40 Courses Addressing Today's Most Challenging Attacks and How to Mitigate Them

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cyber attacks are on the rise, to avoid becoming the next victim, organizations must re-examine their cyber security efforts. To provide cyber pros with the necessary skills to sharpen their offensive and defensive strategies, SANS today announced it is returning to Orlando for SANS 2014, its largest information security training event of the year. Taking place April 5 – 14, this hands-on training event will provide cyber security professionals with the most up-to-date methods to fend off attackers. SANS 2014 will also feature new courses focusing on advance network forensic and analysis, pen testing, and risk assessment.

The brand new SEC561: Intense Hands-on Pen Testing Skill Development course is SANS' most hands-on course ever. Participants will learn in-depth security capabilities through more than 80 percent hands-on exercises and labs, maximizing keyboard time in-class labs. The MGT415: A Practical Introduction to Risk Assessment course will teach students the practical skills necessary to perform regular risk assessments for their organizations. FOR572: Advanced Network Forensics and Analysis provides students with the tools and methods needed to conduct network investigations within environments of all sizes, using scenarios developed from real-world cases.

When describing his experience at a recent SANS training event, Robert Smith, with CMS, stated "The information is immediately usable in the organization. Moreover, the instructor makes the presentation interesting and real-world, as well as practical and beneficial."

SANS 2014 features more than 40 hands-on technical courses taught by the top security practitioners in the industry. SANS will host NetWars Tournament Play competition, an intense interactive, Internet based environment for computer attacks and defenses. NetWars will be held on April 10 and 11 which will also include a DFIR NetWars Tournament.

For complete details regarding the SANS 2014 training event and to register, please visit:
http://www.sans.org/info/149065

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