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San Francisco, CA - March 12 - 17, 2007
Global Information Assurance Certification

SANS never fails to provide top level training that is worth every penny.
-Tyler Hudak, Yellow Roadway Tech

Faculty for Community SANS San Francisco 2007

Lori Homsher
Lori has been involved in IT for 25 years and currently serves as Vice President, IT at Sheeran Direct Marketing. Her background includes programming (in various languages), XML integration, Linux system administration, all things open-source, and security. She's built several firewalls and is experienced in networking. Formerly a member of the SANS GISO advisory board, Lori now serves on the GSLC board and holds the GSCL, GSEC and LPIC certifications.
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James Shewmaker
Jim has spent over 15 years in IT, primarily developing appliances for automation and security for broadcast radio, internet, and satellite devices. He is one of a only a few security professionals holding a GIAC Platinum certification: GSE-Malware. Jim previously wrote and audited questions for various GIAC exams and is on the Advisory Board. Jim is a founder and active consultant for Bluenotch which focuses on investigations, penetration testing, and analysis. He is a FreeBSD port maintainer and has contributed to the courseware in various SANS courses including Security Essentials and Reverse Engineering Malware: Advanced Techniques.
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Stephen Sims
Stephen Sims is an Information Security Consultant currently working for Wells Fargo in San Francisco, CA. He has spent the past seven years in the Bay Area working for several large financial institutions on Network and Systems Security, Reverse-Engineering Malware, Risk Assessment and Management. Prior to San Francisco, Stephen worked in the Baltimore/DC area as a Network Security Engineer for companies such as General Motors and Sylvan Prometric. He is one of only a handful of individuals who holds the GIAC Security Expert (GSE) Certification and is currently working with GIAC and White Wolf Security to administer this years exam in Las Vegas. . He is a SANS certified instructor and holds several other certifications such as the CISSP and CISA and is currently co-authoring a book on exploit techniques.
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