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Workshop
Docker Containers and Images
Hands-On Learning For The Win: - Learn basic Docker commands - Understand how to create a container image based on a Dockerfile - Learn how to push the container image to a remote repository - Access container images for vulnerabilities - Enable Github integration to automate the build process
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Don't Let Data in the Cloud Float Away
Even private data can be exfiltrated, unencrypted, and inappropriately stored. Misconfigurations and mitigations are often highly cloud-specific. This workshop will identify and address these concerns using cloud native services in the Big 3 cloud providers.
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Cloud Security Training Focused Events - Summer 2023

Join us at one or all of these cloud security training events over the coming months.
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All Cloud - All Week Long
Join us in San Francisco for this event chock full of extra cloud happenings! - Linger with Lattes Reception - Cloud Keynote Address - InterfACE San Fran - Hands-On Workshop "Avoiding Data Disasters" - Cloud Swag, Prizes, Tshirts, and more for In Person attendees!
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SANS + Big 3 on One Stage
Learn across CSPs what's worked and hasn't worked in cloud security architecture, threat detection, and implementation best practices to help your organization build leading cloud security capabilities. Free Virtual Event Friday, August 18 11:00 - 3:45 ET | 15:00 - 19:45 pm
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Call For Papers Now Open
Two Days of Highly Technical Summit Talks, Panels, & Hands-On Workshops Hosts: Frank Kim & Eric Johnson Oct 16-17 Dallas, TX or Virtual
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Supporting Your Journey Into the Future of Cloud Security

Do you already know your destination? Use these training journeys to navigate your course by job role. Continue your journey.
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Top 3 Differentiators

Frank Kim, SANS Fellow, Curriculum Lead for both Cloud Security and Cybersecurity Leadership shares the top three benefits of taking cloud security training with SANS.

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Role-Based Training and Certifications
Trying to figure out which Cloud Security training or certification is best for your role, goals, or team? Explore easy-reference training and certification paths, curated by industry experts and based on common cloud security roles.
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We welcome cloud security professionals and those aspiring to join the ranks. Free, open, and respectful community to discuss all things Cloud Security. Join Office Hours with our course authors and instructors, voice chats, and demos. Connect, network, and stay informed.
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Featured Cloud Security Courses & Certifications

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SEC549: Enterprise Cloud Security Architecture
The age of cloud computing has arrived as organizations have seen the advantages of migrating their applications from traditional on-premises networks. However, the rapid adoption of cloud has left architects scrambling to design on this new medium. A shift to the cloud requires cybersecurity...
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SEC541: Cloud Security Attacker Techniques, Monitoring, and Threat Detection
The rapid adoption of cloud services has created exciting new business capabilities and new cyber-attack opportunities. To detect these threats, companies require skilled security analysts who understand attack techniques, perform cloud security monitoring and investigations, and detection...
Certification:

  • GCTD

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SEC510: Public Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, and GCP
Organizations are becoming multi cloud by choice or by chance. However, although cloud providers are responsible for the security of the cloud, their customers are responsible for what they do in the cloud. Unfortunately, the providers have made the customer's job difficult by offering hundreds of...
Certification:

  • GPCS

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SEC540: Cloud Security and DevSecOps Automation
Organizations are moving to the cloud to enable digital transformation and reap the benefits of cloud computing. However, security teams struggle to understand the DevOps toolchain and how to introduce security controls in their automated pipelines responsible for delivering changes to cloud-based...
Certification:

  • GCSA

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Cloud Security
SEC488: Cloud Security Essentials
More businesses than ever are moving sensitive data and shifting mission-critical workloads to the cloud, and not just to one cloud service provider (CSP). Organizations are responsible for securing their data and mission-critical applications in the cloud. The benefits in terms of cost and speed...
Certification:

  • GCLD

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    InterfACE

    In-Person, Local Cloud Security Events We are building a diverse, global, cloud security community. Join an InterfACE event when you can!
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    Cloud Security Certifications

    Securing the cloud is now essential across our global infrastructure. GIAC's cloud security certifications are designed to help you master the practical steps necessary for defending systems and applications in the cloud against the most dangerous threats. From web application security and DevOps automation to cloud-specific penetration testing - across public cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid-cloud scenarios - we've got the credentials both professionals and organizations need to ensure cloud security at any enterprise.

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    Now Available For Purchase | GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)

    Validate Your Skills In: - Detecting Attacks in the Cloud - Cloud Investigations and Cyber Threat Intelligence - Assessments and Automation in AWS and Azure
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    To be a Cloud Ace, You Must Learn From One

    The exceptionally qualified people who author and teach SANS courses, and contribute to the GIAC Certification exams aligned with those courses, are the leaders in the field. Meet some of our instructors.
    Frank Kim is a SANS Fellow in the Cyberseurity Leadership and Cloud Security curricula.

    Frank Kim

    Fellow
    Frank Kim is the Founder of ThinkSec, a security consulting and CISO advisory firm. He leads the Cybersecurity Leadership and Cloud Security curricula at SANS, as well as authors and instructs multiple SANS courses.
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    Graduate Certificate Program in Cloud Security

    Prepare to navigate your organization through the security challenges and opportunities of cloud services.
    • Designed for working InfoSec professionals
    • Highly technical 12-credit-hour program
    • Includes 4 industry-recognized GIAC certifications
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    Reviews

    I likely will be assessing environments that use multiple CSPs and services for one system, so this training is better for me than being certified in only AWS or only Azure.
    Margaret Ray
    - Federal Reserve Board of Dallas
    Labs were detailed and thought-provoking. Gave great thought to existing implementation and real-world examples.
    Collin Huber
    - Allstate Insurance
    I learned so much in 5 days – wish I had this a year ago when we first started getting into the Cloud!
    Thomas Buergi
    - Pacific Life Insurance Co.

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      About Cloud Security Training

      SANS Cloud Security training focuses the deep resources of SANS on the growing threats to The Cloud by providing training, GIAC certification, research, and community initiatives to help security professionals build, deploy and manage secure cloud infrastructure, platforms, and applications.

      Our curriculum provides intensive, immersion training designed to help you and your staff master the practical steps necessary for defending systems and applications in the cloud against the most dangerous threats. Our cloud security courses are full of important and immediately useful techniques that you can put to work as soon as you return to your office. The curriculum has been developed through a consensus process involving industry leading engineers, architects, administrators, developers, security managers, and information security professionals, and address public cloud, multi cloud, and cloud agnostic scenarios for the enterprise and developing organizations alike.

      GIAC's cloud security certifications are designed to help you master the practical steps necessary for defending systems and applications in the cloud against the most dangerous threats. From web application security and DevOps automation to cloud-specific penetration testing - across public cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid-cloud scenarios - we've got the credentials both professionals and organizations need to ensure cloud security at any enterprise.