REN-ISAC and SANS partner for highly discounted technical and user awareness training

[Doug Pearson <dodpears () REN-ISAC NET>]

Greetings,

REN-ISAC has partnered with SANS to make highly respected security
training available to the education community at steeply discounted
prices. The partnership will make SANS OnDemand technical training,
including GIAC, and Securing The Human user awareness training available
during a special aggregate purchase period from June 1 through July 31,
2013.

Securing the Human (STH) provides extensive employee security awareness
training that targets today's weakest link in enterprise security – the
human. Online training modules cover topics such as social engineering,
using e-mail safely, smartphone security and FERPA. The special pricing
is a limited-time opportunity. The regular price for 250 users is $20
per user, but during this window, the price will drop to $1.60 per user
for a 1-year license (minimum order $2,000) or $2.80 per user for a
2-year license (minimum order $3,500).

With OnDemand technical training, you have a choice from more than 40
SANS courses that can be accessed from a PC or iPad, such as:

SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling
SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
FOR508: Advanced Computer Forensic Analysis and Incident Response
MGT414: SANS +S Training Program for the CISSP Certification Exam

Each course is taught by one of the top SANS instructors using a mix of
slides, video demonstrations, interactive labs and assessment tests. The
student will have four months of access to the OnDemand course.

SANS Long Courses are regularly $4,500, but during this window, the
price will be only $1,350. SANS Short Courses are regularly $1,000, but
during this window, the price will be $675. The GIAC bundled price will
be $579. The minimum order size will be $4,000.

Visit http://www.ren-isac.net/sans/ for information on these offerings
and instructions to register.

Webinars to Introduce the Offer, and to Help Plan an Awareness Program

To introduce this offer, REN-ISAC will host a webcast for higher
education institutions on May 21, from noon to 1:00 PM EDT. The webcast
will provide the opportunity for interactive Q&A. If you are unable to
attend the live webcast, it will be archived and available for viewing
on our website at http://www.ren-isac.net/sans/

Plan NOW for Implementation – April Webinars "Planning Your Security
Awareness Program"- With the next window of discount purchasing
opportunities quickly approaching, now is the time for planning your
security awareness program. Twice this month (April 4th and 25th), SANS
is offering a one-hour webinar that walks you through the steps
necessary to plan and deploy your program. It is recommended that you
start with this training, regardless of whether you are hosting your
awareness videos on the SANS VLE or your own LMS. By attending one of
these sessions, you can be ready to begin your program simultaneously
with your program purchase. Visit
> https://student.gototraining.com/255fw/catalog/6707129018203990528 to
register.

Happy Users

"I have never seen such high quality training, distilled to a perfected
message, and compressed into a timeframe that any organization should
willingly commit employee time to taking as a risk reduction strategy."
James A. (Jim) Richards III, West Virginia Chief Information Security

"We just purchased the SANS Securing the Human, which I think is the
best I have ever seen. In addition it's backed up by SANS extensive
experience and knowledge base in infosec."
Karen McDowell, Ph.D., Information Security Analyst, University of Virginia

About the Partners

The REN-ISAC mission is to aid and promote cyber security operational
protection and response within the higher education and research (R&E)
communities. The mission is conducted within the context of a private
community of trusted representatives at member institutions, and in
service to the R&E community at-large. REN-ISAC serves as the R&E
trusted partner for served networks, the formal U.S. ISAC community, and
in other commercial, governmental, and private security information
sharing relationships.

The mission of the SANS Technology Institute is to develop the
information security technology leaders needed to help strengthen the
information community all over the world by improving the security of
cyberspace. SANS Technology Institute seeks to prepare both the managers
of information security groups and the technical leaders who direct
security technology programs. SANS Technology Institute's primary
functional emphasis is instruction, but the Institute faculty and
students will engage in research and public service programs.


Regards,

Doug Pearson
Technical Director, REN-ISAC
http://www.ren-isac.net
24x7 Watch Desk +1(317)278-6630