SANS to Provide an Interactive Look at Software Exploitation and Today's Threat Landscape at Reno Nevada Cyber Security Training Event

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training, today announced SANS Reno Tahoe 2019 (#SANSReno) taking place February 25-March 2 in Nevada. The event features hands-on training to sharpen skills and accelerate cyber security careers. SANS Faculty Fellow and course author Stephen Sims (@Steph3nSims) will take attendees on a journey through the most common attack trends and techniques during his evening talk: An Interactive Look at Software Exploitation & Today's Threat Landscape.

According to Sims, "Are you curious about the most likely ways in which your organization could be compromised? How about the techniques you could use to prevent a breach? Join me for a two-hour technical session where we'll look at the various ways attackers gain access into your systems and networks, ranging from unpatched systems, misconfigured systems, and 0-day exploitation."

In addition to his talk, Sims will co-teach his co-authored SANS course SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials - Enterprise Defender. This course builds on a solid foundation of core policies and practices to enable security teams to defend their enterprise. Students will learn how to build a comprehensive security program focused on preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks.

SANS Reno Tahoe 2019 offers high intensity training courses covering a variety of topics including cyber defense, ethical hacking, cyber threat intelligence, kill chain defenses and digital forensics. Those new to cyber security will benefit from the SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style course. More seasoned professionals looking to expand their knowledge and their career will benefit from courses like SEC599: Defeating Advanced Adversaries - Purple Team Tactics & Kill Chain Defenses and FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence.

For a complete list of courses and evening talks, or to register for SANS Reno Tahoe 2019, visit: 
https://www.sans.org/reno-2019 

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 60 different courses at more than 200 live cyber security training events as well as online. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates a practitioner's qualifications via over 30 hands-on, technical certifications in cyber 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. (https://www.sans.org)

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