Instructors

James Tarala is a principal consultant with Enclave Security and is based out of Venice, Florida. He is a regular speaker and senior instructor with the SANS Institute as well as a courseware author and editor for many SANS auditing and security courses. As a consultant, he has spent the past few years architecting large enterprise IT security and infrastructure architectures, specifically working with many Microsoft-based directory services, e-mail, terminal services, and wireless technologies. He has also spent a large amount of time consulting with organizations to assist them in their security management, operational practices, and regulatory compliance issues, and he often performs independent security audits and assists internal audit groups in developing their internal audit programs. James completed his undergraduate studies at Philadelphia Biblical University and his graduate work at the University of Maryland. He holds numerous professional certifications.

Type	Course / Location	Date	Register
Training Event	AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters, and Systems SANS Chicago 2013 Chicago, IL	Oct 28, 2013 - Nov 2, 2013
Training Event	AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters, and Systems SANS London 2013 London, United Kingdom	Nov 16, 2013 - Nov 25, 2013
Training Event	AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters, and Systems SANS Security East 2014 New Orleans, LA	Jan 20, 2014 - Jan 25, 2014
Simulcast	AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters, and Systems Online	Jan 20, 2014 - Jan 25, 2014
Training Event	MGT415: A Practical Introduction to Risk Assessment SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2013 Washington, DC	Dec 12, 2013 - Dec 19, 2013
Training Event	SEC440: 20 Critical Security Controls: Planning, Implementing and Auditing SANS London 2013 London, United Kingdom	Nov 16, 2013 - Nov 25, 2013
Training Event	SEC566: Implementing and Auditing the Twenty Critical Security Controls - In-Depth SANS Baltimore 2013 Baltimore, MD	Oct 14, 2013 - Oct 19, 2013
Training Event	SEC566: Implementing and Auditing the Twenty Critical Security Controls - In-Depth SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2013 Washington, DC	Dec 12, 2013 - Dec 19, 2013

*Course contents may vary depending upon location, see specific event description for details.