SANS SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, is our flagship course for penetration testing. As a cybersecurity professional, you have a unique responsibility to find and understand your organization's vulnerabilities and to work diligently to mitigate them before the bad guys pounce. Are you ready? This course fully arms you to address this task head-on. SEC560 is the must have course for every well-rounded security professio...

The 9th Annual Open Source Digital Forensics Conference (OSDFCon) will be held October 16-18, 2018 in Herndon, VA. This event allows attendees to learn about new software and meet the developers. Oct 16: A series of 3-hour in-depth workshops (to be announced in July)Oct 17: One full day of 35 minute talks focused exclusively on open source digital forensics tools (**free for government attendees**)Oct 18: Autopsy Training Here is what you can...

DSI’s Insider Threat Symposium will focus on the efforts to develop insider threat programs across government agencies and private sector industry in order to provide them with the information and resources needed to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats. Topics to be Covered at the 2018 Symposium1) Successful communication strategies to obtain leadership and workforce buy-in for insider threat programs2) Tackling the challenge of...

The CyberMaryland Conference is an annual two-day event presented jointly by The National Cyber Security Hall of Fame and Federal Business Council (FBC) in conjunction with academia, government and private industry organizations. The theme, “State of Cyber,” captures the event’s intent to provide unparalleled information sharing and networking opportunities for development of cyber assets on both the human and technological s...

Join us October 4 at the Observation Deck of the CEB Tower in Rosslyn, Va., for candid conversations on how the U.S. government can best prepare for a new era in cybersecurity and the key role emerging technologies play in bolstering our online infrastructure. Federal and state agencies are constantly under siege. In response, federal CISOs and CIOs have bolstered defenses and started to go on the attack. Many agencies have hit a pivotal point...

Automation, information sharing, intelligence, knowing your enemy, and identifying risk, as well as the economics of risk are key cybersecurity strategy measures to focus on in order to keep pace with modern day threats. A diverse hand-picked group of global cybersecurity experts have been invited to share their recommendations and real-world experiences over the two-day Borderless Cyber conference program. These experts will provide you with...

Government IT leaders can work hard every day in their pursuit of innovation and still be stuck spinning their wheels in maintaining decades-old technology. While industry partners roll out the next big thing, government leaders too often are playing catch up by deploying technology that has long been standard in the private sector. There are many challenges: competing budget priorities, stove-piped systems and programs, lack of institutional...

Join us for the Threat Intelligence event of the year. Keynote from General Colin Powell. Gaylord National Resort & Convention CenterSeptember 19 - 21, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Top 5 Reasons to Attend1. Harness The Value of Threat Intelligence Data2. Learn and Collaborate with Fellow "THREATbusters"3. Meet other threat intelligence “DETECTives”4. Make Your Money Work for You5. Turbocharge Your Team - Bring knowled...

EC-Council’s Global CISO Forum is an invite-only, closed-door event gathering the highest level executives from across industries and countries to discuss the most pressing issues in information security. Now in its seventh year, the 2018 Global CISO Forum promises to be the best yet with an exciting mix of industries, formats, and interactive presentations.

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