-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all, Just in case you haven't seen this, I wanted to forward it to the list for anyone who is interested. toby > -----Original Message----- > From: The SANS Institute [mailto:sweil@private] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 9:27 AM > To: Kohlenberg, Toby > Subject: SANS Track 4, Hacker Techniques, Exploits and > Incident Handling Course Comes To Portland Starting on > Monday, September 22 > > > Hello Toby Kohlenberg (SD418003) > > The SANS Institute is happy to announce that SANS Track 4, Hacker > Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling, our widely acclaimed > computer and network security course, will be offered in the Portland > area for a limited number (10) of students. The course meets > on Mondays from 6:00 - 8:00 PM beginning on Monday, September 22, > 2003 and running through Monday, December 1, 2003. For registration > instructions, contact sweil@private > > This local mentor led course lets you put what you have learned into > practice. In this hands-on class, you will be connected to one of > the most hostile networks on planet Earth. This network simulates > the Internet and allows students to try actual attacks against live > machines and to learn how to protect against these attacks. > > The hands-on sessions will supplement the classroom training that > the student has already received and give them flight time with the > attack tools to better understand how they work. The local mentor > will give guidance on exactly what is happening as exploits and > defensive measures are running. As students work on various exploits > and master them, the environment will become increasingly difficult > so that students will have to master additional skills in order to > successfully complete the exercises. > > This challenging course is particularly well suited to individuals > who lead or are a part of an incident handling team. Furthermore, > general security practitioners, system administrators, and security > architects will benefit by understanding how to design, build, and > operate their systems to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks. > This track will prepare you for the GIAC Certified Incident Handler > (GCIH) certification. Tuition is $2,525 for the course, including > GCIH certification attempt. For registration instructions, please > send an email to sweil@private . > > Those who attend will receive the following: > 1. Access to the SANS Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident > Handling On-line courseware for six months > 2. Hardcopy SANS Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling > Course Books* > 3. Access to SANS Local Mentor Students Only Webcasts on New Security > Threats > 4. Eleven Weekly 2-hour mentor led sessions > 5. Attempt for GCIH Certification, including Practical guidance > > All students who register for this course by September 17, 2003, will > receive the SANS Course books as part of the tuition fee, and a copy > of the new book by Ed Skoudis, Malware, to be published on October 27, > 2003. If you register after September 17, you can purchase > your course > books from the SANS On-line Store, and Ed's book from Amazon.com. > > Who Should Attend > --Members and leaders of incident handling teams > --System administrators and security personnel > --Software development personnel who need to understand how to create > secure code > --Ethical hackers/penetration testers who want to understand the > concepts underlying their testing regimen > --Individuals who have previously taken this course but did not > purchase the right to attempt GIAC certification, or were unable to > become GCIH certified. You may participate in this course for $750 > USD (see instructions at the bottom of this email)! > > Let's face it. If your organization is connected to the Internet > or has any disgruntled employees, your computer systems will get > attacked. From the five, ten, or even one hundred daily probes against > your Internet infrastructure to the malicious insider slowly creeping > through your most vital information assets, attackers are targeting > your systems with increasing viciousness and stealth. > > By helping you understand attackers' tactics and strategies in > detail, giving you hands-on experience in finding vulnerabilities > and discovering intrusions, and equipping you with a comprehensive > incident handling plan, the in-depth information in this course helps > you turn the tables on computer attackers. This course addresses the > latest cutting-edge insidious attack vectors and the > "oldie-but-goodie" > attacks that are still so prevalent, and everything in between. > > Instead of merely teaching a few hack attack tricks, this course > includes a time-tested, step-by-step process for responding > to computer > incidents, a detailed description of how attackers undermine systems > so you can prepare, detect, and respond to them, and a hands-on > workshop for discovering holes before the bad guys do. Additionally, > the course explores the legal issues associated with responding to > computer attacks, including employee monitoring, working with law > enforcement, and handling evidence. > > The SANS Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling runs for > eleven (11) weeks and is divided into seven sections. > > * Introduction and GIAC Certification Orientation > * Part 1: Incident Handling Step-by-Step Computer Crime Investigation > * Part 2: Computer and Network Hacker Exploits, Part 1 > * Part 3: Computer and Network Hacker Exploits, Part 2 > * Part 4: Computer and Network Hacker Exploits, Part 3 > * Part 5: Computer and Network Hacker Exploits, Part 4 > * Part 6: Hacker Tools Workshop > > For a complete course outline, please go to: > http://www.sans.org/local/track4.php > > People ask us, "is this an on-line course, or a live course led by a > local person?" The answer is "Yes! It is both". > > * You will do the work ONLINE; it is a Web-based curriculum. You work > at your own pace from your home or office. > > * In addition, the course will be MENTOR-LED: You will be expected to > meet for 2 hours once a week for 11 weeks with other students and with > an experienced security professional for discussion and help with your > progress towards certification. > > * Please note that because you have access to the on-line courseware, > you are not required to attend every class meeting. We know that work > or family priorities may force you to miss a meeting or two. That is > fine, as you have access to all the material online, in audio and .pdf > formats. > > The first course session will be held on Monday, September 22, > from 6:00pm 8:00pm at: > > Anitian Corporation > 3800 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. > Suite 272 > Beaverton, OR 97005 > Phone: (503) 644-5656 > > Subsequent class meetings will be held at the same time and location > on: > Monday, September 29 > Monday, October 6 > Monday, October 13 > Monday, October 20 > Monday, October 27 > Monday, November 3 > Monday, November 10 > Monday, November 17 > Monday, November 24 > Monday, December 1 > > Your local mentors will be Jeff Bryner and Toby Kohlenberg. > Jeff is an independent security consultant who obtained his Incident > Handling certification via the on-line courseware route. Toby is > currently leading the SANS Firewalls, Perimeter Protection and VPN > course for us in Portland. He has experience with penetration testing, > incident response, architecture design and review, IDS, and various > other things that paranoid geeks are likely to spend time with. > Toby currently holds the CISSP, GCFW, GCIH and GCIA Certifications. > > * LIMITED TIME DISCOUNT: This outstanding career-enhancing course > ordinarily costs $3,145, but if you sign up and pay your tuition > by September 17, 2003, your tuition fee will be $2,525. This includes > testing for your GCIH certification, the course books, the mentor led > sessions and the book Malware: Fighting Malicious Code by Ed Skoudis. > > If you know others who would benefit from this training, would you > please forward this note to them? We have found that students who > attend the course in small groups seem to benefit even more than > people registering individually. To that end, we offer a discount > of 20% per student for four or more students registering from the > same organization. Simply send me an email and I will send you your > group discount code. > > Have you already taken Track 4, SANS Hacker Techniques, Exploits and > Incident Handling, but did not sign up for, or did not complete your > GCIH certification, and now see the value in having the credentials > and proof of mastery that comes from GIAC Certified Incident Handler > certification? > > We have a mechanism to help that we want to experiment with for a > limited time, so please take us up on this offer now if you are > interested. > > You can register for the SANS Local Mentor Led Hacker Techniques, > Exploits and Incident Handling course and fully participate for > only $750. This offer is available only to alumni of SANS Track > 4 who have taken the course after January 1, 2001. You will work > with our mentors, Jeff Bryner and Toby Kohlenberg, who will assist in > preparing you for your certification. For registration instructions, > please contact me at sweil@private . > > > To change your subscription, address, or other information, visit > http://portal.sans.org > > > "I have gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain" - -Tool -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Version: Hush 2.3 wkYEARECAAYFAj875OsACgkQgmQPhCwzFyBzJgCfbBmaE88oPnJLgJ0yiK79vNBW/oYA oLy+JxoYNt6NzC/s/RTVJU6kRWkD =2EBM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Concerned about your privacy? Follow this link to get FREE encrypted email: https://www.hushmail.com/?l=2 Free, ultra-private instant messaging with Hush Messenger https://www.hushmail.com/services.php?subloc=messenger&l=434 Promote security and make money with the Hushmail Affiliate Program: https://www.hushmail.com/about.php?subloc=affiliate&l=427
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