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Contact UsCybersecurity and IT Essentials, Cyber Defense
Shane Harsch draws on decades of military and enterprise defense experience to equip students to turn complex security theory into practical, repeatable action. As a SANS Certified Instructor, he teaches SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials – Enterprise Defender and SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling. In his industry role as Principal Solution Engineer at SentinelOne, Shane helps organizations operationalize intelligence-driven defense strategies—bridging real-world practice with classroom precision.
Shane's expertise was evident throughout the course. His passion for the subject was contagious, fostering an inspiring and motivating learning environment.
Shane was awesome, definitely lucky to have an instructor as enthusiastic as he is.
[Shane] has been phenomenal the entire course. I would like Mr. Harsch to teach EVERY SANS course.