SANS to Offer its New Managing Security Operations: Detection, Response, and Intelligence Course at Chicago Security Training Event

BETHESDA, Md., June 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced it will offer the new MGT517: Managing Security Operations: Detection, Response, and Intelligence course at SANS Chicago 2017 taking place August 21 – 26.  Cyber security expert and SANS Instructor Chris Crowley (@CCrowMontance) will teach the new course which offers students a roadmap to design, build and operate an effective security operations center (SOC) tailored to the needs of their organization.

According to Chris Crowley, a SANS Principal instructor and course author for SANS Management 517: Managing Security Operations: Detection, Response, and Intelligence, "SANS MGT517 stresses aligning security operations with your business's needs. To do this the training equips security leaders with technical acumen and business savvy.  We explore design requirements, deployment considerations, staff roles, and operational scenarios. We discuss analytical techniques and adversary interruption to help you seize strategic advantage in defense of your organization. The knowledge from SANS management training empowers you to gain the trust of your organization's leadership and to direct implementation of effective, non-disruptive security measures."

For more information on the MGT517: Managing Security Operations: Detection, Response and Intelligence course, or to register, visit here: www.sans.org/u/tvm 

SANS Chicago 2017 will hands-on information security courses taught by the industry's top instructors. Those new to information security will benefit from the SEC301: Intro to Information Security and SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style courses. More seasoned security professionals can select from a variety of courses including SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling, SEC511: Continuous Monitoring and Security Operations, FOR585: Advanced Smartphone Forensics, and ICS456: Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection. Bonus evening discussions will round out the agenda including a talk by cyber security expert and SANS instructor, Keith Palmgren, on the 14 Absolute Truths of Security.

For a complete list of courses, or to register for SANS Chicago 2017, please visit: www.sans.org/u/tvr   

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)

SOURCE SANS Institute

Related Links

http://www.sans.org