I was offered the opportunity to lead mentoring for SANS Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling (SEC-504), here in Sydney, and I leapt at the chance! I love this course and it helped me reach a deeper understanding a number of aspects of my role as the IT security person charged with incident response and [...]
The lucky people of New Zealand have Mark Hofman bring SANS Security Essentials curriculum, the GSEC, which covers all the critical points and knowledge needed to kick start any IT security career. This is a brilliant stepping stone for studying for the CISSP, while getting the hands-on skills sadly missing from ISC2 training. Go [...]
SANS Sydney 2010 is here again, with another four excellent courses to stretch, warp and expand the security mind. SEC401: SANS Security Essentials with evening Bootcamp – Mark Hofman SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling – Bryce Galbraith FOR508: Computer Forensic Investigations and Incident Response – Rob Lee SEC542: Web Application Pen Testing In-Depth – [...]
I posted the following to a couple of lists to get people thinking about getting off that fence and sign up for the GSE exam. I’ve re-posted here for posterity. Hello All, Jeff Frisk and the folks at GIAC have made a significant effort in making the GSE exam available to more of us to attempt. I have applied [...]
Quick word on indexing for SANS exams. SANS exams are open book, this means you can refer to the books at any point during the exam. In fact you can refer to any paper notes during the exam, only electronic notes are disallowed. Time is the enemy in open book exams, as spending too much [...]
