SANS to Host its First Alaskan Information Security Training Event

BETHESDA, Md., July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced its first Alaskan information security training event. Taking place in Anchorage, SANS Alaska 2016 will be held August 22 - 27. This first time event will feature hands-on, immersion-style security training courses focused on industrial control system (ICS) security and ethical hacking.

"Alaska is at the forefront of North America's energy innovation efforts. Progressive Alaskans understand the importance of reliable cyber infrastructure. SANS is looking forward to bringing its highly technical training to the greatest adventure destination in the Western Hemisphere!," stated Mike Assante, ICS and SCADA security lead at SANS.

SANS Alaska will feature the popular SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling course which provides insight into attackers' tactics and strategies. Participants will learn how to design, build, and operate their systems to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks. Also offered at the event is the ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials course which provides a foundational set of standardized skills and knowledge for industrial cybersecurity professionals. One of the bonus evening discussions, What We All Need to Learn from the Attack on the Ukrainian Power Grid, will provide additional insight into ICS security and vulnerabilities.

For additional course details and an overview of all bonus evening discussions, or to register for SANS Alaska 2016, please visit: www.sans.org/u/j4R.

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 cyber security 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 cyber security 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)

SOURCE SANS Institute

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