SANS Brings World-Class Information Security Training to Washington, DC

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 security practitioners.

"Virtual system security is critical to our environment today. There is no other source for this type of training. SANS is it with SEC579: Virtualization and Private Cloud Security," said John Corey with Sealed Air, a previous SANSFIRE student. Alex Rams, with BCU, adds "Whether you are a seasoned Pen-Tester or looking to change careers, this course (SEC560) has a great content!"

Each evening the Incident Storm Center (ISC) handlers will share riveting talks on their most interesting experiences and newest cyber hazards. There will also be timely SANS@Night talks presented by SANS' top instructors. These special presentations are free to everyone who takes a course at SANSFIRE 2013.

Evening talks include the following:

• State of the Internet Panel Discussion hosted by Dr. Johannes Ullrich, ISC Director and Marcus Sachs, ISC Director Emeritus
• Defensive Reading: Understanding Online News – Richard Porter, ISC Handler
• Memory Analysis with Volatility – Russ McRee, ISC Handler
• Offensive Digital Forensics – Alissa Torres, SANS Certified Instructor
• Securing The Kids – Lance Spitzner, SANS Certified Instructor

For more information about the training event including course overviews and instructor bios, or to register, please visit: http://www.sans.org/info/130572

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. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, is a certification body featuring over 20 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; and it operates the Internet's early warning system - the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in varied global organizations from corporations to universities working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)

SOURCE SANS Institute