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Aviata Cloud Solo Flight Challenge

Free, Anytime, Anywhere, Hands-on Cloud Security Lab Practice.

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    Great topic, great presenter, great way to spend my morning.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 3: Transitioning to Containerization
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    Lab technically was fun, interesting, and real-world.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 1: Making Mistakes Publicly, Cloud Edition
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    The workshop details were very good. Will continue with it after the webcast.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 2: Preventing Remote Code Executions with Private Endpoints
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    Great practical exercises. Great exposure to new tools. Good that it depends on free stuff.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 1: Making Mistakes Publicly, Cloud Edition
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Follow the thrilling journey of the Aviata Cloud Company through the ever-changing skies of cloud security. Join the team in facing novel challenges, making vital decisions, and learning critical lessons along the way in this thrilling workshop series companion blog.

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  • Monthly Hands-On Workshops: Practical, immersive training by SANS Instructors.
  • Engaging Story Driven Narrative: Follow the Aviata Cloud Company's story with our companion blog.
  • Standalone Workshops: Every workshop is functionally independent, take one, some, or all.
  • Immediately Applicable Skills: Apply what you learn the same day.
  • Free SANS Cloud Curriculum Preview: Each workshop provides a sneak peek into a SANS Cloud Security course.
  • Available OnDemand: All workshop chapters available OnDemand the day after they go live.

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    I love the perpetual or indefinitely available workshop content.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 2: Preventing Remote Code Executions with Private Endpoints
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    I like the variety and my employer likes the "free" price tag for this training.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 4: Attack and Detect Kubernetes
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    This was one of my favorite SANS workshops so far and very useful to my work.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 6: Cloud Security Essentials
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    The instructions were great - very professional, clear, and easy to understand.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 4: Attack and Detect Kubernetes
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Stay Up-To-Date on the Aviata Cloud Solo Flight Challenge Story

Embark on a thrilling adventure with the Aviata Cloud Company aboard the Airborne io 24 by reading the Aviata Flight Log. This engaging companion blog is your gateway to the gripping tales and unfolding mysteries encountered during each month's hands-on workshop.

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    Real actual environment, free tools, with real hosts paying attention. This was time well spent, and if an indication of SANS training, a stamp of approval.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 7: API Security Flight School
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    Everything was great! There's never a bad time to learn from SANS instructors for free.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 7: API Security Flight School
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    Such a cool topic. Love the architecture explanation and the multitude of ways they showed how APIs can be vulnerable. Fantastic job packing so much into a single workshop.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 7: API Security Flight School
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    I wasn't expecting such a streamlined experience. Everything was easy to access and very informative!
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 8: Cloud Security for Leaders
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Uncover and exploit vulnerabilities in misconfigured public cloud environments and learn vital penetration testing skills to secure and harden cloud assets against real-world threats with Moses Frost.

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Join Brandon Evans as you delve into securing AWS environments by configuring and fortifying private endpoints against sophisticated cyberattacks.

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Revolutionize your cloud infrastructure by navigating the shift from traditional cloud architectures to containerized environments with Ahmed AbuGharbia.

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Join Shaun McCullough in exploiting the vulnerabilities of a Kubernetes cluster before making use of AWS's logging and telemetry tools to detect and investigate your own intrusion.

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Join Eric Johnson in redesigning your Kubernetes logging architecture for centralized monitoring, detection, and alerts in Microsoft Sentinel.

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Join Simon Vernon to master configuring, scaling, and securing your logging setup with Azure's latest features, backed by insights from SEC488: Cloud Security Essentials.

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Join Dr. Johannes Ullrich and principle instructor Jason Lam, and learn essential techniques for defending your APIs against real-world threats that you can start using immediately!

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Join Principal Instructor, Jason Lam for a hands-on workshop where you will learn actionable insights and strategies to help you effectively manage and secure your cloud environments.

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Explore real-world cloud forensics challenges with Megan Roddie-Fonseca and Terrence Williams as they demonstrate how to identify and respond to complex incidents in enterprise cloud environments.

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    This is amazing, not too technical for me to handle, but very applicable.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 8: Cloud Security for Leaders
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    Hands on workshops like these let me know which SANS course I would like to accomplish. The ability to access the labs after the live workshop is important because I can't always complete the workshop during work hours.
    Anonymous Survey/ParticipantChapter 9: Cloud Security Forensics & Incident Response
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    Hands on and very technical. Excellent, keep them coming!!!
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