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Global Information Assurance Certification

Excellent conference I have a ton of stuff to bring back to my company and clients.
-John S. Macy, Network Design Associates

SANS Partnership Series for EDUs, State & Local Governments

The OnSite program allowed many of our members to attend that have had restrictions on out of state travel. All who attended appreciated the lower cost of travel compared to the larger cities where SANS events are hosted.
- Randy Raw, Manager, Network Security, University of Missouri.

Security Awareness, Training and Education are still the best-return-on-investment for your security program and SANS is the strategy to meet that goal/objective...
- Stan Gatewood, UGA Chief Information Security Officer.

Why SANS?
  • The Most Trusted Source for Information Security Training, Certification and Research
  • Over 18,700 GIAC professionals worldwide
  • GIAC certification ensures that certified professionals can keep their skills and knowledge current through periodic recertification and access to the latest, most up-to-date information.
  • SANS courses use a "first-things-first" approach, ensuring that dangerous threats - those that are actively being exploited - are addressed early and thoroughly
  • Classes taught by SANS certified instructors, who are industry experts and recognized around the world.
What is the SANS Partnership Series?

The SANS Partnership Series is an outreach program created to provide deeply discounted training to support constituencies that have:

  1. A clear impact on national security
  2. Large numbers of information security practitioners
  3. Budget constraints that limit access to necessary training

Current eligible critical constituencies include:

  1. Educational Institutions
  2. State & Local Government & Law Enforcement
  3. Developing Nations/International Partners to the US

The secret to this successful program is cost reduction realized by delivering the courses to large classes (75+ is ideal).

OnSite Classes

University of Georgia (UGA)
Date: TBA
Class: SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling (GCIH)
POC: Stan Gatewood (infosec@uga.edu) (706) 215-1661
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Class Location: UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA
Date: September 15-16, 2008
Class: SEC319: Intro to Web Application Security
Registraton: Private Class
University of Virginia
Class Location: Charlottesville, VA
Date: September 24, 2008
Class: SEC537: Identifying and Removing Malware
Registraton: http://www.itc.virginia.edu/security/sansedu/
POC: Marty Peterman (mdp4s@virginia.edu) (434) 243-4909
State of Tennessee - Nashville, TN
Date: October 17, 20-24, 2008
Class: SEC616: .NET Security
Registration: http://www.state.tn.us/finance/oir/security/training_opportunities.html
ISSA 2008
Class: SEC319: Intro to Web Application Security
Date: November 5-6, 2008
Time: 9am EDT - 5pm PDT
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Registration: http://www.sans.org/issa08_os/description.php?tid=1947

Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC)

What is IVC?

Per the University of Idaho: "Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC) is an effective tool that may be used in distance education settings. This system can be integrated into the distance education program with minimal adaptation to the curriculum and course and is designed to support two-way video and audio communication between multiple locations." For more details, visit (http://www.uidaho.edu/eo/dist10.html).

How do we get involved?

To join any of SANS' currently scheduled IVC classes as a "Remote Host Site," you will need to guarantee a minimum of 10 students for each class. To get started, simply contact Daryl Gilbertson at DGilbertson@sans.org or 678-714-5712.

Currently Scheduled IVC Classes:
SEC422 :: Web Application Security Essentials (formerly SEC522)
Date: Monday, January 12th, 2009 - Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Registration: Register as a student/participant at an existing remote site

To opt into our IVC classes as a Remote Host Site, contact contact Daryl Gilbertson at DGilbertson@sans.org or 678-714-5712.

The SANS Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC) program provides an efficient way to deliver a SANS class to a large number of people at remote locations all over the world. It provides real-time audio/visual interaction between the students and the instructor. This ability to converse with the instructor directly enhances the teaching environment. It's a great program for companies who want to take advantage of the SANS training but who don't have large travel budgets to send their staff to an event.
- Randy Marchany, Virginia Tech

SANS Online Training

SANS @Home EDU Specials

Group @Home seats are available for State and Local Government Agencies. For more information, please contact Daryl Gilbertson at partnership@sans.org or 678-714-5712.

SANS OnDemand EDU Specials

Group OnDemand licenses are available for State and Local Government Agencies. For more information, please contact Daryl Gilbertson at partnership@sans.org or 678-714-5712.

GSSP Exam

We are now offering scholarships for a complimentary version of our GSSP exam on either C or Java in exchange for offering feedback on how to improve the quality of the exam. Fore more information on the GSSP exam click here. This offer is only available to educational institutions or governments in the US or UK.

These scholarships are elements of the partnerships with the US and UK governments as well as educational institutions which are designed to improve application security and protect national infrastructures. Exams will be held in London in November, in Washington in December, and in many other cities early in 2008.

Please follow these steps in order to register for the exam:

  1. Please go to http://www.sans.org/gssp/locations.php for a complete listing of current exam locations. Click on the Register button for the location of your choice.
  2. Please complete all registration areas.
    Be sure to reference the following discount code: GSSPEDU
  3. Continue registration with GIAC certification
  4. On the payment page, please go to the bottom of the page and choose "Check". PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN A CHECK FOR PAYMENT. This page requires a choice of payment and this choice is the most straightforward.
  5. After submission of your registration, please email Debbie Grewe (dgrewe@sans.org) with your Invoice Number to ensure your registration is comped.

You may access test blueprints, additional information and reference material at http://www.sans-ssi.org/.

Helpful reference materials can be found at http://www.sans-ssi.org/references.php

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