SANS Institute Helps Security Professionals Prepare for the New Year by Bringing its Top Instructors to the Big Easy for the SANS Security East 2014 Training Event

Provides a Unique Opportunity to Learn from the Industry's Top Cyber Security Experts

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New year, new threats. To help security professionals prepare for the new threats the New Year brings SANS will hold its first training event of the year, SANS Security East 2014, January 20 – 25 in New Orleans. The instructor lineup for this event features SANS Faculty Fellows and Senior Instructors. This is a unique opportunity to get instruction from SANS Faculty Fellows: Dr. Eric Cole, Rob Lee, Hal Pomeranz, Ed Skoudis, and SANS Senior Instructors: Fred Kerby, Dave Shackleford, Kevin Johnson, Mike Poor, James Tarala, Joshua Wright all at the same event. This team will ensure attendees not only learn the material, but that they are able to use it the day they return to work.

SANS Security East 2014's lineup of hands-on courses are ideal for Cybersecurity and Infosec professionals at every level and in all roles. Ten courses will be taught by the industry's top-rated instructors. In addition to courses, SANS will offer special events and bonus evening sessions where the latest threats will be shared by SANS instructors.

Given the critical role that malicious software played in computer intrusions in the recent years, Hal Pomeranz security expert and course instructor of the FOR610: Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques course, states "the need for Malware Analysis has come a long way." Pomeranz adds, "Targeted malware, malware as a service, proliferating exploit kits... there's hardly a significant security incident that doesn't involve malware. Malware analysis and reverse engineering skills are a core component of modern incident response teams. This is no longer optional or a 'nice to have.'"

Alumni of FOR610 (five-day course) within the past two years can take advantage of a limited time offer to attend *Day 6 only* at a significantly discounted rate. To take advantage of this special savings, register using FOR610Day6NOLA. For additional details on SANS Security East 2014 including a complete list of courses and presenters, or to register please visit: http://www.sans.org/info/144132

About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest source for world-class information security training and security certification in the world, offering over 50 training courses each year. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, is a certification body featuring over 25 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. SANS offers a myriad of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system—the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)

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