Thankfully, we've come far enough that we no longer need to make a case for why gender equality in cybersecurity is important and valuable. But the fact that women still represent less than 20% of the workforce in cybersecurity positions shows we have a long way to go. How do we get there? Achieving gender parity will require two important things: action and allies. Even the most well-intentioned organizations may not realize the gender bias i...

Chairman: John Pescatore, SANS Director of Emerging Security TrendsKeynote: Ashley Mahan, Secure Cloud Portfolio & FedRAMP Director Sponsors: AWS, IBM, Rackspace and Okta The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has been a highly successful GSA initiative to enable government agency use of cloud services by providing streamlined approach to assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring. Providers of cloud servi...

What is SANS CyberCon?SANS CyberCon is a live online training event that meets in virtual classrooms, allowing students to interact directly with their classmates and instructors. SANS CyberCon students attend popular courses that are taught online by SANS' top instructors. Students also have the opportunity to attend daily bonus sessions that discuss current topics in information security. In short, SANS CyberCon is perfect for professionals...

SANS SEC 464 Hacker Guard is a technical security awareness program for privilege users.Tuition covers 4- 3 hour days of initial training, program materials, 11 hands on labs, and quarterly threat vector briefing and tool updates to reinforce what was originally instructed within the curriculum for a year.The three key components of the program:1. The importance of Baselining. -Knowing what is normal/abnormal for Windows and Unix systems -Not...

Do you want to train with SANS' top instructors but can't travel due to a limited budget or personal commitments? For several years SANS has been perfecting the ability to deliver world-class training LIVE over the internet, and we are now ready to unveil SANS' first live online training event: SANS CyberCon 2012! SANS CyberCon 2012 will be your chance to experience a SANS training event without ever leaving home.SANS CyberCon 2012 will take p...