Michigan State University Brings SANS Computer Security Training to Lansing.EAST LANSING East Lansing, city (1990 pop. 50,677), Ingham co., S central Mich., a suburb of Lansing, on the Red Cedar River; inc. 1907. The city was first known as College Park, but was renamed when it was incorporated. , Mich. -- Michigan State University's Academic Computing and Network Services department will host SANS Security Essentials training in Lansing, Michigan “Lansing” redirects here. For other uses, see Lansing (disambiguation). Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, and the state's sixth largest city. , the week of April 9 through April 14, 2007. Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style is a six-day, instructor-led course covering key topics in security for information technology. More and more organizations are assigning operational responsibility to their system administration/technical personnel, holding these teams accountable for security breaches. This underscores the need for qualified IT professionals to be trained across all disciplines - audit, legal, management, operations, and security. SANS provides education in essential best practices and hands-on skills.
Enroll online at http://computing.msu.edu/sans/
Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
Monday, April 9 through Saturday, April 14
Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing, Michigan
Special pricing is available for individuals in state and local government and law enforcement and education! Laptop required. Students will be eligible for SANS GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) The award for successful completion of a course in computer security from The SANS Institute, Bethesda, MD (www.sans.org). Introduced in 1999, GIAC tests the practical application of the required knowledge. certification upon completion of this course. Topics include * Windows and Unix security Unix security, maintaining a secure environment on Unix and Unix-like operating systems is dependent on design concepts of these operating systems, but vigilance through user and administrative techniques is important to maintain security also. fundamentals * PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) A data encryption program from PGP Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (www.pgp.com). Published as freeware in 1991 and widely used around the world for encrypting e-mail messages and securing files, PGP is available for commercial use and as freeware for and steganography * Risk assessments, auditing, security policies * Intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , firewalls * Four primary threats for perimeter protection * Web security Who Should Attend * Security Professionals who want to fill the gaps in their understanding of technical information security * Managers who want to understand information security beyond simple terminology and concepts * Anyone new to information security with some background in information systems and networking. About Academic Computing & Network Services (ACNS ACNS Application and Content Networking System (Cisco) ACNS American Conference on Neutron Scattering ACNS American Clinical Neurophysiology Society ACNS Academic Computing and Networking Services ACNS Automated Copyright Notice System ) ACNS carries the responsibility to ensure MSU MSU Michigan State University MSU Mississippi State University MSU Montana State University MSU Minnesota State University MSU Morehead State University (Kentycky) MSU Montclair State University students, faculty, and staff have the information technology they need to fulfill the university's mission--advancing knowledge and transforming lives. Our mission is to provide high quality computing and networking services in support of the scholarship and work-related activities of the university community. Visit acns.msu.edu for more information. About SANS The SANS Institute is the most trusted and by far the largest cooperative research and education organization for information security training, certification, and research. Visit sans.org for more information. |
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