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Experience the SANS difference — live, in person. Some things just don’t translate over Zoom. We believe the most valuable moments happen in real life. When you attend a SANS in-person event, you enter a dedicated, immersive, distraction-free environment where real breakthroughs happen. You’ll sharpen your skills with hands-on, elite training, get face time with industry legends, and grow your network with people just as passionate as you are about cybersecurity.

The SANS Live Training Experience

In-Person Events - Hands On Learning
Hands-On Learning
In-person training often provides more hands-on exercises and labs, allowing you to apply what you've learned in real-time with direct guidance from instructors.
In-Person Events - Access To Instructors
Immediate Access to World Class Instructors
Having direct access to instructors means you can ask questions and get immediate feedback, clarification, and assistance.
In-Person Events - Focused Environment
Focused Environment
Being in a classroom setting helps minimize distractions and allows you to fully immerse yourself in the learning experience.
In-Person Events - Networking
Networking
Attending in-person training allows you to meet and interact with other professionals in your field. This can lead to valuable networking opportunities, sharing of best practices, and professional connections.
“Nobody else in the industry is as comprehensive as SANS or as up-to-date and knowledgeable. If you want to learn how to do your job right, I don’t think there's any better training out there right now.” Ronald Craft, S-RM

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Featured Keynote Presentations
Featured Keynote Presentations
Each of our 120+ SANS Institute instructors and speakers is a cyber security expert and passionate teacher, dedicated to strengthening the cyber security community. Keep your skills on the pulse at our next keynote!
Welcome Receptions
Welcome Receptions
Brace yourself for full SANS immersion upon day 1 of in-person training at the welcome reception. Meet and network with the global leaders in cybersecurity, grow your cybersecurity colleague community, and more!
SANS @Night Talks
SANS @Night Talks
Workshops & presentations by our faculty and selected subject-matter experts help you broaden your knowledge, get the most for your training dollar, and hear from the voices that matter in cybersecurity.
NetWars Tournaments
NetWars Tournaments
Immerse yourself in hands-on interactive learning exercises that can be used to demonstrate ongoing competency in information security. Learn more about SANS NetWars!
“The real value of this training lies at the intersection of quality content and delivery by a subject-matter expert actively working in the field, making it incredibly relevant and immediately applicable to my job.” - P. Watson, Microsoft Corp

Popular Live Training Courses

SEC401: Security Essentials - Network, Endpoint, and Cloud™
Certification:

  • GSEC
SEC504™: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling™
Certification:

  • GCIH
Major Update
FOR508: Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and Digital Forensics
Certification:

  • GCFA
ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials™
Certification:

  • GICSP
LDR512: Security Leadership Essentials for Managers™
Certification:

  • GSLC
SEC497: Practical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)™
Certification:

  • GOSI
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    What Our Students Say About In-Person Training

    The entire training experience is an event! There is so much happening at SANS besides the classroom! You need to be here to experience it all! This is the place with all the security knowledge you could ever need!
    Ron Foupht
    - Werner Enterprises
    The labs were very hands-on, and being able to manually go through these exercises gives me confidence that I can do these things in the future.
    Crystal Cleaveland
    - American Registry for Internet Numbers
    SANS offers the ultimate in quality instruction and thoughtful curriculum development. I learned so much this week and can't wait to review and apply what I learned.
    Gabrielle S.
    - US Federal Agency