What beats a week of security training with your peers? Not much. That’s why SANSFIRE 2009 is an event that you should add to your calendar right now, before you get distracted by any other pesky summer plans.
Taking place in Baltimore this year, SANSFIRE will be held between June 13th and 22nd at the Hilton Baltimore. There are special rates available before slots fill up, so register now if you haven’t already.
And speaking of special rates… if you register by the end of today, May 6th, you get $350 off the regular price of the event. If you can’t quite swing registering today, the good news is that you’re also eligible to receive a $250 discount if you register before May 20th.
According to the SANSFIRE website, “[a]t SANSFIRE 2009 you will be provided with new information about new threats, and you can acquire the solid foundation in InfoSec that you need to stay on top of them.” There will be over 30 courses to choose from this year, with new courses alongside tried-and-true classics. You can check out the list below to get an idea of what’s being offered.
- Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
- Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling
- Security 560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
- Management 414: SANS® +S™ Training Program for the CISSP® Certification Exam
- Security 503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth
- Security 508: Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response
- Security 610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques
- Security 301: Intro to Information Security
- Audit 507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters & Systems
- Management 512: SANS Security Leadership Essentials for Managers with Knowledge Compression™
- Security 501: Advanced Security Essentials – Enterprise Defender – NEW
The courses also come with distinguished faculty, including: Stephen Northcutt, Johannes Ullrich, Dr. Eric Cole, Rob Lee, Lenny Zeltzer, Joshua Wright, John Strand, Chris Brenton, Kevin Johnson, Scott Moulton, Frank Kim, Jason Fossen, Eric Conrad, David Hoelzer, Stephen Sims, Michael Murr, Jonathan Ham, Bryce Galbraith, Fred Kerby, Mike Poor, and Jeff Frisk.
SANSFIRE even has options for those of us who learn better at night, with evening events focusing on the SANS web application honeynet. According to the SANS website, “[e]vening talks at SANSFIRE 2009 will provide extraordinary insights into actual attacks that have taken place over the past year. […] You’ll learn about current threats and how the SANS Internet Storm Center can help you in your fight against these threats.” Free to registered attendees, volunteer incident handlers will be present at these evening events.
- Who: SANS
- What: SANSFIRE 2009
- When: 06-13 -06-22-09
- Where: Hilton Baltimore (401 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201)
For more information on SANSFIRE 2009, see its description in our Infosec Conferences section. View our Calendar for a list of similar infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Register for SANSFIRE here.
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