Instructors

Stephen Sims is an industry expert with over 15 years of experience in information technology and security. Stephen currently works out of San Francisco as a consultant performing reverse engineering, exploit development, threat modeling, and penetration testing. Stephen has an MS in information assurance from Norwich University and is a course author and senior instructor for the SANS Institute. He is the author of SANS' only 700-level course, SEC760: Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testers, which concentrates on complex heap overflows, patch diffing, and client-side exploits. Stephen is also the lead author on SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking. He holds the GIAC Security Expert (GSE) certification as well as the CISSP, CISA, Immunity NOP, and many other certifications. In his spare time Stephen enjoys snowboarding and writing music.

Type	Course / Location	Date	Register
Training Event	SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking SANS Brussels 2014 Brussels, Belgium	Feb 17, 2014 - Feb 22, 2014
Training Event	SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploits, and Ethical Hacking SANS Sydney 2013 Sydney, Australia	Nov 11, 2013 - Nov 23, 2013
Training Event	SEC760: Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testers SEC760 Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testers Baltimore, MD	Oct 14, 2013 - Oct 19, 2013
Training Event	SEC760: Advanced Exploit Development for Penetration Testers SANS Golden Gate 2013 San Francisco, CA	Dec 16, 2013 - Dec 21, 2013

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