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CDI 2012 is powered by NetWars - Tournament Play, a Cyber Range Competition BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help meet the needs of the cyber security community to defend against the latest attacks, SANS will host Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI), December 7 - 16 in Washington, DC. SANS specialized courses will cover the latest cyber attacks, how they work, and what works to stop them. SANS CDI 2012 features NetWars - Tournament Play, a hands-on interactive...

Helps Chicagoans Fend off Cyber Attacks with World-Class Security Training BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In conjunction with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, SANS Institute will be providing training October 27 - November 5 at SANS Chicago 2012. SANS Chicago 2012 offers budding and seasoned security professionals world-class security training to protect against today's complex cyber attacks. "Companies are spending millions of dollars on...

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With its unique access to a broad community of companies of every size and industry, SANS is conducting a 2-month survey to learn what policies are emerging among organizations with applications to protect. "SANS is conducting this survey to understand what applications and AppSec risks these companies see as most critical to their security, where they are investing in their AppSec programs, what tools they are using and what...

BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS' inaugural SANS CyberCon 2012 virtual training event, running October 8 - 13, 2012, is offering information security professionals the opportunity to attend one of four top-rated courses without leaving home. "In a hectic world it is not always possible for information security professionals to leave home for a week to get the training they need to keep their skills current," said Steve Peterson, Director of Live Virtual...

BETHESDA, Md., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced their inaugural SANS CyberCon 2012 virtual training event, October 8 - 13, 2012. This one-of-a-kind training event brings SANS' top instructors teaching SANS' top courses right to your computer. "For several years SANS has been perfecting the ability to deliver world-class training LIVE over the internet," said Steve Peterson, Director of Live Virtual Training. "We are now ready to unveil SANS' first LIVE...

BETHESDA, Md., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- How are organizations managing risk and compliance around their mobile/employee owned devices? Help SANS Institute find out by taking the SANS Survey on Security Policy and Management of Mobile Devices. To take the survey, follow this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WVKGVLG This survey on policy and management follows a first SANS mobility security overview survey. Released in March 2012, that first survey drew more than...

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) today announced Adam Williams has been named chief security officer (CSO), leading the company's global risk and security team. Williams is responsible for providing a secure environment for Diebold's customers and employees. He is also responsible for protecting the company's logical and physical assets against evolving and persistent threats and maintaining a secure infrastructure through the...

BETHESDA, Md., June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS announces a special opportunity for organizations to send two students to information security training for the price of one. The offer runs through July 30 and will allow organizations to send employees to a live, online session of MGT414: SANS® +S(TM) Training Program for the New CISSP® Certification Exam. MGT414 prepares students for the New CISSP® exam with the most current courseware available. This particular class...

BETHESDA, Md., May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), a leading information security certification body, is pleased to announce the GIAC Certified Incident Handler - GCIH has been added to the CND Analyst category of the Department of Defense Directive 8570 (DoD 8570). Computer Network Defense (CND) personnel provide CND situational awareness, implement CND protective measures, monitor and analyze network alerts in order to detect...

BETHESDA, Md., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), a leading information security certification body, announces Pearson VUE as their new proctored exam partner. "The move to Pearson VUE will give GIAC exam candidates over 3,500 testing centers worldwide," says GIAC's Managing Director, Scott Cassity. We are a global certification body which makes it important to have testing centers in key areas of the world. The GIAC program is...