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SANS focus areas deliver a holistic training approach to make the world safer, combining elements of offensive testing, defensive architecture and monitoring, forensics and incident response, industrial control systems security, cloud security, and leadership competencies. Advancing your capabilities in these focus areas is our mission because it furthers your ability to protect us all. Use the training and certifications we've developed to keep your skills in any or all of these areas razor sharp.

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Offensive Operations, Pen Testing and Red Teaming Training

Training in penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, and exploit development, provides the skills needed to simulate real-world attacks, evade defenses, and enhance security through adversary emulation and improving defense strategies.

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Cyber Defense Training

Effective Cyber Defense enables organizations to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber-attacks through proactive monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. It combines security operations, automation, and resilient architecture to reduce risk and minimize attack impact.

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Digital Forensics, Incident Response & Threat Hunting Training

Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is essential to understand how intrusions occur, uncover malicious behavior, explain exactly “what happened”, and restore integrity across digital environments.

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Cybersecurity Leadership Training

Resilient cybersecurity leadership is critical for protecting digital assets, managing cyber risks, and aligning security with business goals. Informed leaders bridge the gap between technical teams and executives, drive security strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, manage effective incident response, and foster a security-first culture.

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Cloud Security Training

Cloud security encompasses technologies, policies, and controls that protect data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud environments. Knowing how to safeguard sensitive information in cloud environments is crucial for preventing cyber threats, ensuring compliance, and maintaining business continuity.

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Industrial Control Systems Security Training

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) are increasingly targeted by cyber threats, putting businesses, governments, and national infrastructure at risk. Specialized ICS/OT security training is vital to securing operations across all industries and defending the systems that make, move, and power the world.

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