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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.

Cybersecurity Leadership Training
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Enhanced Leadership for Stronger Security

Effective cybersecurity leadership demands technical expertise, strategic vision, and strong communication. SANS Cybersecurity Leadership training prepares rising CISOs and senior leaders to manage risk, align security with business objectives, cultivate a proactive security mindset, and lead agile teams. With advanced training in vulnerability management, operational leadership, incident response, and cloud governance, SANS equips professionals to anticipate threats, shape strategy, and lead the future of cybersecurity.

What You'll Learn

Strategic Planning and Communication

Learn to align security strategies with business objectives while effectively conveying risks, priorities, and initiatives to board members, executives, and technical teams.

Team Leadership and Development

Gain the skills to build, mentor, and lead high-performing security teams, fostering collaboration, resilience, and a strong security culture.

Crisis Management and Decision Making

Develop the ability to lead with confidence during crises, manage incidents effectively, and make critical security decisions under pressure.

Student Insights

SANS continues to set the bar high on how to teach and how individuals can absorb leadership material. This class and learning strategy do an amazing job providing purpose, direction, and motivation to influence change through education!
Jeremy R.U.S. Military

Featured Courses

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    LDR433: Managing Human Risk

    Intermediate
    LDR433Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR433: Managing Human Risk
    • SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP)
    • 3 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 18 CPEs / 18 Hours (Self-Paced)

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    LDR551: Building and Leading Security Operations Centers

    Intermediate
    LDR551Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR551: Building and Leading Security Operations Centers
    • GIAC Security Operations Manager (GSOM)
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 17 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    LDR519: Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance

    newAdvanced
    LDR519Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR519: Cybersecurity Risk Management and Compliance
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 16 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    LDR516: Building and Leading Vulnerability Management Programs

    Intermediate
    LDR516Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR516: Building and Leading Vulnerability Management Programs
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 29 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    SEC366: CIS Implementation Group 1

    newEssentials
    SEC366Cybersecurity Leadership
    SEC366: CIS Implementation: Group 1
    • 6 CPEs / 6 Hours (Self-Paced)

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    SEC405: Business Finance Essentials

    Essentials
    SEC405Cybersecurity Leadership
    SEC405: Business Finance Essentials
    • 6 CPEs / 6 Hours (Self-Paced)

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    LDR521: Security Culture for Leaders

    Advanced
    LDR521Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR521: Security Culture for Leaders
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 12 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    AIS247: AI Security Essentials for Business Leaders

    Essentials
    AIS247Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR414: SANS Training Program for CISSP® Certification
    • 2 CPEs / 2 Hours (Self-Paced)

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    LDR553: Cyber Incident Management

    Advanced
    LDR553Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR553: Cyber Incident Management
    • GIAC Cyber Incident Leader (GCIL)
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 28 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    LDR514: Security Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership

    Advanced
    LDR514Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR514: Security Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership
    • GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership (GSTRT)
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 32 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    SEC566: Implementing and Auditing CIS Controls

    Intermediate
    SEC566Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR553: Cyber Incident Management
    • GIAC Critical Controls Certification (GCCC)
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 26 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    LDR520: Cloud Security for Leaders

    Advanced
    LDR520Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR520: Cloud Security for Leaders
    • 5 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 30 CPEs / 30 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 13 Hours of hands-on instruction

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    LDR414: SANS Training Program for CISSP® Certification

    Intermediate
    LDR414Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR414: SANS Training Program for CISSP® Certification
    • GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP)
    • 6 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 51 CPEs / 51 Hours (Self-Paced)

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    LDR419: Performing A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

    Intermediate
    LDR419Cybersecurity Leadership
    LDR419: Performing A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
    • 2 Days (Instructor-Led)
    • 12 CPEs / 12 Hours (Self-Paced)
    • Labs: 7 Hours of hands-on instruction

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Meet Your Experts

Steve Armstrong-Godwin

Steve Armstrong-Godwin

Lead of Security Incident Response and Threat Management

Steve brings 25+ years of cybersecurity experience, including 12 years in incident response and management. Following his career in the UK Royal Air Force, Steve developed expertise in managing cyber incidents in high-pressure environments worldwide.

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Russell Eubanks

Russell Eubanks

Managing Partner

Russell is a Principal Consultant and Co-Founder of Cyverity with extensive cybersecurity leadership experience. As former CIO and CISO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, he brings real-world expertise to his role as SANS Principal Instructor.

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David Hazar

David Hazar

Co-Founder & Chief Information Security Officer

David has 20+ years of experience in vulnerability management, application security, and DevOps. He's developed technical security training initiatives, and believes vulnerability management is one of the most important foundations of cybersecurity.

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Frank Kim

Frank Kim

Venture Advisor

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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Jason Lam

Jason Lam

Director

Jason is a leading consultant sought after by Global 500 companies across finance, healthcare, and technology sectors worldwide. Over the years, he has led intrusion detection, penetration testing, defense improvement programs, and incident response.

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Mark Orlando

Mark Orlando

Co-Founder & CEO

Mark Orlando brings extensive cybersecurity leadership experience from the Pentagon, White House, and Fortune 500 sectors. As Bionic Cyber's CEO, he's a respected security operations expert with military and academic credentials.

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Explore Careers Within Cybersecurity Leadership

Senior Security Leader

Cybersecurity Leadership

Daily focus is on the leadership of technical teams. Includes titles such as Technical Director, Manager, and Team Lead.

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Security Manager

Cybersecurity Leadership

Daily focus is on the leadership of technical teams. Includes titles such as Technical Director, Manager, and Team Lead.

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Chief Information Security Officer (ECSF)

European Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Manages an organisation’s cybersecurity strategy and its implementation to ensure that digital systems, services and assets are adequately secure and protected.

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Cybersecurity Workforce Management (OPM 751)

NICE: Oversight and Governance

Responsible for developing cybersecurity workforce plans, assessments, strategies, and guidance, including cybersecurity-related staff training, education, and hiring processes. Makes adjustments in response to or in anticipation of changes to cybersecurity-related policy, technology, and staffing needs and requirements. Authors mandated workforce planning strategies to maintain compliance with legislation, regulation, and policy.

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Systems Security Management (OPM 722)

NICE: Oversight and Governance

Responsible for managing the cybersecurity of a program, organization, system, or enclave.

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Transformational Leader

Cybersecurity Leadership

Align technology, business strategy, and people.

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Operational Leader

Cybersecurity Leadership

Align technology, business strategy, and people.

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How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Top-Tier Cybersecurity Talent: Key Insights from the 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Research Report

Join us for a research-driven webcast that unveils and explores the key findings of the 2025 Cybersecurity Workforce Research Report by SANS | GIAC. This comprehensive, global study delivers unparalleled insights into the cybersecurity talent landscape, highlighting the essential strategies for building and maintaining high-performing teams.

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