SANS to Detail What InfoSec Professionals Must Do to Gain Funding for their Activities at Pittsburgh Cyber Security Training

BETHESDA, Md., May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training, today announced the agenda for SANS Pittsburgh 2018 taking place in Pennsylvania July 30-August 4. The event features courses covering a variety of topics including cyber defense, ethical hacking, and security management. Bonus evening discussions, including a talk by SANS Certified Instructor Doc Blackburn (@DocBlackburn) on Danger Stewards - Measuring Risk and Predicting the Future for Fun and Profit, will round out the agenda.

"One of the biggest challenges that InfoSec professionals face today is getting leadership to support their security activities. In many instances, it is not until after a breach that additional resources are received. And, unfortunately, the security team is shown the door as the breach was considered their fault," says Blackburn.  "Communicating the importance of these resources in an effective manner before a breach is imperative to achieving leadership support. Join me at SANS Pittsburgh where I will share the secrets of what InfoSec professionals can do to not only gain funding for their activities but to ensure they still have a job after a breach!"

In addition to his evening talk, Blackburn will teach the SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style course. SEC401 provides a detailed overview of security fundamentals in a boot camp-style format that is reinforced with hands-on labs. Students will learn effective steps to prevent attacks and detect adversaries.  To learn more about the course or to register, visit: www.sans.org/u/Ehg   

SANS Pittsburgh also features the new SEC460: Enterprise Threat and Vulnerability Assessment course. SEC460 is the premier course focused on building technical vulnerability assessment skills and techniques, while highlighting time-tested practical approaches to ensure true value across the enterprise. The course covers threat management, introduces the core components of comprehensive vulnerability assessment, and provides the hands-on instruction necessary to produce a vigorous defensive strategy from day one. To learn more about the course or to register, visit: www.sans.org/u/Ehl 

For additional information on SANS Pittsburgh 2018 including a complete list of courses and evening talks, or to register, visit: www.sans.org/u/Ehq

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 provider of cyber security training and certification to professionals at governments and commercial institutions world-wide. Renowned SANS instructors teach over 60 different courses at more than 200 live cyber security training events as well as online. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates a practitioner's qualifications via over 30 hands-on, technical certifications in cyber security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's degrees in cyber 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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