Instructors

John Strand is a senior instructor with the SANS Institute. He teaches SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling; SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking; SEC580: Metasploit Kung Fu for Enterprise Pen Testing; and SEC464: Hacker Guard: Security Baseline Training for IT Administrators and Operations with Continuing Education. John is the course author for SEC464: Hacker Guard: Security Baseline Training for IT Administrators and Operations with Continuing Education and the co-author for SEC580: Metasploit Kung Fu for Enterprise Pen Testing.

When not teaching for SANS, John co-hosts PaulDotCom Security Weekly, the world's largest computer security podcast. He is also the owner of Black Hills Information Security, specializing in penetration testing and security architecture services. He has presented for the FBI, NASA, the NSA, and at DefCon. In his spare time he writes loud rock music and makes various futile attempts at fly-fishing.

Type	Course / Location	Date	Register
Training Event	SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2013 Washington, DC	Dec 12, 2013 - Dec 19, 2013
Training Event	SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling SANS DFIRCON 2014 Monterey, CA	Mar 5, 2014 - Mar 10, 2014
Simulcast	SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling Online	Mar 5, 2014 - Mar 10, 2014

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