SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2007

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Washington, DC - December 11 - 18, 2007

Global Information Assurance Certification

Global Information Assurance Certification
Number of Certified Professionals
28,186

SANS is a great place to enhance your technical and hands on skills and tools. I thoroughly recommend it.
-Aaron Waugh, Datacom NZ Ltd.

GIAC will be offering exam proctoring services at this event.
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All work study positions for this event have been filled.

Status of 2007 Cyber Defense Initiatives

Completed:

The Virtual Patching Checklist for vulnerable web applications (October 11, 2007)
The Guide to Service Oriented Architecture (October 25, 2007)

In Development:

Secure Coding Audit Checklist (To support PCI Compliance)
"Top 20" for IPv6
Software Security FAQ

All attendees will receive printed versions of these defense initiative research projects, cutting edge information for FREE for attending SANS CDI.

General Information

Important Time Information:

SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2007 will run 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. If you are traveling, we suggest you stay in the event hotel, or as close as possible. If you live in the general area, please consider sharing the drive with a friend or co-worker.

All full day courses will run 9am - 5pm
SEC 401: Bootcamp Sessions will be from 5:15pm - 7pm on course days 1-5
MGT 414: Bootcamp Sessions will be from 8am - 9am on course days 2-6 and 5pm - 7pm on course days 1-5.

Daily Break:

Daily break at SANS conferences are as follows.
(Subject to change - be sure to check the conference announcements for the most up-to-date information.)

Morning Break 10:30am - 10:50am ~ (Morning Snack - provided)
Lunch 12:15pm - 1:30pm ~ (On Your Own)
Afternoon Break 3pm - 3:20pm ~ (Drinks & Snack - provided)

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Accommodation for Students With Disabilities:

SANS Institute is committed to assisting course participants subject to disabilities. SANS will provide the following at no additional cost to the employers of participants with disabilities: an additional seat in the classroom and an additional set of course materials for Auxiliary Aides and/or the course notes in computer-readable format, as requested by the participant's employer. The employer of the participant shall be responsible for all other costs of any necessary accommodation, including arranging and paying for Auxiliary Aides. The employer may call 1-301-654-SANS(7267) to request that SANS Institute make the arrangements for Auxiliary Aides and bill the costs to the employer. It is the responsibility of the employer to confirm with SANS all such arrangements at least four weeks before the course.

CISSP Members:

CISSP members may supply their CISSP ID# and SANS will submit a request to CISSP for the attendee to receive credit for CPEs earned. There is a blue box below the payment section on the registration form to enter your CISSP ID#.

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