Carnegie Mellon is hosting SANS "Securing Windows" course

[Wiam Younes <wyounes () ANDREW CMU EDU>]

Hello Colleagues,

The Information Security Office (ISO) at Carnegie Mellon University is 
sponsoring a five-day course on May 17 - 21, 2010, entitled “Securing 
Windows”, conducted by Jason Fossen of the SANS Institute.

*COURSE REGISTRATION:*
The course, which is offered by the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, 
Security) Institute, is offered at a special rate of $950 per student, 
discounted from the regular rate of $3,845. The discounted rate applies 
to higher education staff as well as employees of state and other 
educational institutions. Course registration is through the SANS web 
site at http://www.sans.org/onsite/details.php?nid=20869; *registration 
ends April 28, 2010*.

*COURSE OVERVIEW:*
“Securing Windows” is a comprehensive curriculum for securing Windows 
networks. This program brings the confusing complexity of Windows 
security into clear focus by starting with foundational security 
services, such as Active Directory and Group Policy, and advancing in a 
logical progression to particular products or features which rely on 
these foundations, such as Internet Information Services (IIS) and 
Internet Protocol Security. This course provides best practices for 
security, hands-on exercises, extensive documentation and screenshots, a 
CD-ROM of scripts, and an objective account of Windows security.

*WHO SHOULD ATTEND?*
The “Securing Windows” course is particularly well-suited to:

   * Windows network security engineers and architects
   * Windows administrators with security duties
   * Anyone with Windows machines who wants to implement SANS 20
     Critical Security Controls
   * Active Directory designers and administrators
   * Those who must enforce security policies for Windows hosts
   * Those deploying or managing PKI or smart cards
   * IIS administrators and webmasters with web servers at risk
   * Administrators who use the command line or scripting to automate
     their duties and must learn PowerShell


*ABOUT THE INSTUCTOR:*
Instructor Jason Fossen is a principal security consultant at Enclave 
Consulting LLC as well as a published author and frequent public speaker 
on Microsoft security issues. He is the sole author of the SANS 
Institute's week-long Securing Windows course, maintains the Windows Day 
of Security Essentials, and has been involved in a number of other SANS 
projects since 1998. He graduated from the University of Virginia, 
received his master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and 
holds a number of professional certifications. He currently lives in 
Dallas, Texas.

Thanks,
Wiam

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