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San Diego, CA - May 9 - 16, 2008
Global Information Assurance Certification

Real world people giving real world training.
-John Szyszlo, The Gem Group, Inc.

SANS @Night

Top 10 Tools and Unique Ways of Using Them
- Dr. Eric Cole
- Sunday, May 11th
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm

There are so many tools available today, you can easily get overwhelmed trying to download and learn all of them. Just like a very skilled carpenter might have many tools, most of the work is accomplished with less than 10 tools. The trick is not to have a tool in your toolbox but knowing the unique ways you can apply them to reduce and minimize your risk. This talk with cover some tools you know intimately and some you have never heard of. Either way, you will learn some unique ways of implementing security in a cost effective manner and making sure your company does not fall victim to the next data breach.

8570 Brief
w/ Eric Bassel
- Tuesday, May 13th
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Located in Elizabeth H

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
- Kevin Johnson
- Tuesday, May 13th
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Kevin Johnson will educate and entertain you with a discussion of the latest penetration testing techniques. Filled with real-world examples, this presentation will provide you with practical guidance that you can incorporate into your internal audit processes and leverage to enhance your security posture.

SANS Technical Institute

SANS Technology Institute Master of Science degree programs offer candidates an unparalleled opportunity to excel in the two aspects of security that are most important to the success of their employer and their own careers: management skills and technical mastery.

Over the next 20 years, information technology will become so central to all aspects of our lives, from recreation to warfare, that information security will rise in importance and scale. It will become a profession with more than 500,000, and perhaps 1,000,000 people employed in positions in which they have significant roles in shaping the security of their employers' systems. Those people need managers - technical directors and chief information security officers who are deeply skilled in the technology and who have excellent management skills.

If you aspire to help lead your organization's or your country's information security program, and you have the qualifications, organizational backing, and personal drive to excel in these challenging degree programs, we will welcome you into the program.

The following SANS Technology Institute (STI) master's students will be making the following presentations as part of their graduation requirements:

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Auditing a Web Application
- Brad Ruppert
- 12:15pm - 12:55pm

Log Analyzer for Dummies
- Emilio Valente
- 7:00pm - 7:40pm

GIAC Brief
w/ David Rice
- Thursday, May 15th
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Located in Elizabeth H

SANS Technology Brief
w/ President Stephen Northcutt
- Thursday, May 15th
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Located in Elizabeth H