SANS to Host its First-Ever Dallas, Texas Security Training Event

BETHESDA, Md., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced its inaugural Dallas, Texas information security training event taking place August 8-13. SANS Dallas 2016 will feature hands-on immersion style security training courses covering core fundamentals, penetration testing, digital forensics, and security management. Bonus evening discussions will tackle some of today's most pressing security issues including evolving threats and mobile device security with Chris Crowley.

"The SANS Top 8 Mobile Device Security Steps are intended to provide clear, actionable guidance to companies trying to make sense of mobile device deployments, including BYOD. I'll talk through fundamental defensive steps and discuss current threats to the devices. After one hour, you'll walk away with a clearer picture of what you need to do to protect data on mobile devices," stated Chris Crowley, security expert and SANS Instructor.

SANS Dallas 2016 features six day courses taught by real-world practitioners. In addition to Crowley's bonus evening discussion, he will also teach the SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling course. For those interested in management-level courses, SANS will offer its popular MGT414: SANS Training Program for CISSP® Certification course. For IT professionals looking to make the move to information security, SANS will offer its SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style course.

For a complete list of courses and bonus evening discussions, or to register for SANS Dallas 2016, please visit: www.sans.org/u/iH4  

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)

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