REN-ISAC and SANS Partnership webcast - Security awareness and technical training options

[Beth Young <youngba () REN-ISAC NET>]

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SANS and REN-ISAC are partnering to bring exceptional security awareness
and technical training to the education community at substantially
discounted pricing.

An interactive webcast is scheduled for January 22 to explain the
program and provide opportunity for Q&A.

The special pricing is available during a purchase commitment window,
January 1 through February 28, for:

   - SANS Securing The Human security awareness training, and
   - SANS NetWars interactive technical skills challenges

An additional window will occur during June 1 - July 31, for:

   - SANS Securing The Human security awareness training, and
   - SANS OnDemand & GIAC, technical training & certification

The SANS and REN-ISAC partnership creates economies of scale for
purchasing at a significant (75% - 90%) discount during specific time
frames (60-day windows of opportunity). The special pricing is available
to staff, faculty, and undergraduate students at higher education
institutions, and K-12 teachers and students.

Details about the program are at:
http://www.ren-isac.net/programs/sans.html

For more information on these programs, visit the REN-ISAC web page, or
contact secretary () ren-isac net.


About the Webcast
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Join us for a webcast on January 22nd at 11:00 AM EST to learn about
this opportunity. A question and answer session will follow the
presentation. A recording of the webcast will be available on the
REN-ISAC program web page, for persons who are unable to attend at the
scheduled time.

To join the webcast:
http://www.ren-isac.net/programs/sans.html
click the Connect to Live session link and enter your name when
prompted. Adobe Flash is required.


About the Partners
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REN-ISAC's 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 ISAC community, and in
commercial, governmental, and private security information sharing
relationships.

The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and
education organization. Its programs now reach more than 165,000
security professionals around the world. A range of individuals, from
auditors and network administrators to chief information security
officers, are sharing the lessons they learn and are jointly finding
solutions to the challenges they face. At the heart of SANS are the many
security practitioners in varied global organizations from corporations
to universities working together to help the entire information security
community.


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Beth Young, CISSP
soc () ren-isac net
http://www.ren-isac.net
24x7 Watch Desk +1(317)278-6630
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