Are you transitioning from Windows XP to Windows 7? The Securing Windows track is fully updated for Windows Server 2008 - R2 and Windows 7. Most of the content applies to Windows Server 2003 and XP too, but the focus is on 2008/Vista/7.

Despite the security concerns many of us share regarding wireless technology, it is here to stay. In fact, not only is wireless here to stay, but it is growing in deployment and utilization with wireless LAN technology and WiFi as well as with other applications, including cordless telephones, smart homes, embedded devices, and more. Technologies like ZigBee and WiMAX offer new methods of connectivity to devices, while other wireless technology, including WiFi, Bluetooth and DECT, continue their massive growth rate, each introducing their own set of security challenges and attacker opportunities.

Data breaches and advanced intrusions are occurring daily. Sensitive personal data, credit cards, and intellectual property are stolen easily from enterprise networks that are protected by sophisticated network and host based security systems. A motivated criminal group or nation state can and will always find a way inside enterprise networks. In the commercial and government sectors, hundreds of victims responded to serious intrusions costing millions of dollars and loss of untold terabytes of data. Cyber attacks originating from China named the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) have proved difficult to suppress. Financial attacks from Eastern Europe and Russia obtain credit card, and financial data that have resulted in millions of dollars being stolen.

Security vulnerabilities, such as weak configurations, unpatched systems, and botched architectures, continue to plague organizations. Enterprises need people who can find these flaws in a professional manner to help eradicate them from our infrastructures. Lots of people claim to have penetration testing, ethical hacking, and security assessment skills, but precious few can apply these skills in a methodical regimen of professional testing to help make an organization more secure. This class covers the ingredients for successful network penetration testing to help attendees improve their enterprise's security stance.

Are you transitioning from Windows XP to Windows 7? The Securing Windows track is fully updated for Windows Server 2008 - R2 and Windows 7. Most of the content applies to Windows Server 2003 and XP too, but the focus is on 2008/Vista/7.

Maximize your training time and turbo-charge your career in security by learning the full SANS Security Essentials curriculum needed to qualify for the GSEC certification. In this course you will learn the language and underlying theory of computer security. At the same time you will learn the essential, up-to-the-minute knowledge and skills required for effective performance if you are given the responsibility for securing systems and/or organizations. This course meets both of the key promises SANS makes to our students: (1) You will gain up-to-the-minute knowledge you can put into practice immediately upon returning to work; and, (2) You will be taught by the best security instructors in the industry. As always, great teaching sets SANS courses apart, and SANS ensures this by choosing instructors who have ranked highest in a nine-year competition among potential security faculty.