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Our Mission

To empower current and future cybersecurity practitioners around the world with immediately useful knowledge and capabilities, we deliver industry-leading community programs, resources, training, and events. We invite individuals to take advantage of these programs to further their skills and careers, and organizations to stand with us in these efforts.
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Mission. Integrity. Collaboration.

These are the values that guide us in choosing how to best contribute to our global security community.

We collaborate with a broad community of cyber professionals and organizations, partnering with those who share our mission and commitment to creating a diverse, capable, and innovative industry.

We leverage our expertise and our training capabilities to deliver research, career tools, cyber ranges, and many other widely available learning opportunities.

Mission Related Initiatives

Our mission is brought to life through initiatives like these, which include scholarship academies, free global cyber range challenges, foundational learning programs, and thousands of practical resources.
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Internet Storm Center
Global incident alert network with more than 15,000 global target IPs and 250-300 active submitters watching for new data.
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HBCU Programs
Summits, cyber range challenges, and other events and training are now being offered in support of HBCU cyber programs.
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CyberStart America
A free national program for high school students to master cybersecurity as a gateway to the industry, up their digital skills, and compete for college scholarships.
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Cyber Academies
SANS' women's, veteran's, and diversity academies help more underrepresented groups to launch new cyber careers every year.
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Top College Programs for a Strong Cyber Workforce

The nation's top college for cybersecurity, the SANS Technology Institute is strengthening the cyber workforce through hands-on, career-focused degree and certificate programs built on proven SANS courses and industry-recognized GIAC certifications.

  • Designated by the NSA as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
  • Accredited and eligible for most corporate tuition assistance plans
  • Eligible for US and Canadian veterans education benefits
  • Offers academic pricing for SANS courses and GIAC certifications
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"With attention to quality, SANS creates a virtuous circle of goodness - high quality attendees make the high quality training even more valuable." – Chris Bentley, Discover Financial Services

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Work With Us To Advance Cybersecurity

We invite individuals and organizations dedicated to advancing the mission of cybersecurity to support our initiatives or to recommend new programs and partnerships for us to engage in.

Contact us at mission@sans.org to get involved.