SANS Seattle Security Training Event to Offer Web Application Security Course

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced its return to the state of Washington October 30 – November 4. SANS Seattle 2017 will feature seven hands-on information security courses taught by leading industry experts. Included among the courses offered is DEV522: Defending Web Applications Security Essentials which was developed to help make applications much more resilient against attacks by arming students with reactive and proactive security mechanisms.

According to SANS Instructor and author of the DEV522 course, Jason Lam (@jasonlam_sec), "Web applications typically leverage multiple technologies to give the user the full dynamic experience. HTML5, REST API, Single Sign On are some of the technologies at play for delivering great user experience. DEV522 touches all these topics to make sure current or next applications are as secured as possible. Students will leave this course with the practical skills and understanding of the defensive strategies to lock down existing applications and build more secure applications in the future."

For more information on the DEV522: Defending Web Applications Security Essentials course or to register, visit here: www.sans.org/u/vei

SANS Seattle 2017 will offer a variety of security courses covering information security, incident response and forensics, security management and developer. Those new to information security will benefit from the SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style and MGT414: SANS Training Program for CISSP® Certification. More seasoned professionals will benefit from the FOR508: Advanced Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting, FOR572: Advanced Network Forensics and Analysis and the SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling courses. Bonus evening discussions, including a talk by malware expert Jake Williams (@MalwareJake) on the Infosec State of the Union, will round out the agenda.

For a complete list of courses, instructors, bonus evening sessions or to register for SANS Seattle 2017, please visit: www.sans.org/u/ven

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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