Highly discounted SANS training thru REN-ISAC, closes July 31

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

Subject: Highly discounted SANS training thru REN-ISAC, closes July 31

Greetings,

We're halfway through the 2-month summer window of the REN-ISAC and SANS
partnership for bringing SANS security training to the .edu community at
highly discounted pricing.

The window closes July 31.

New to the lineup of OnDemand Technical, GIAC Certification, Securing
the Human Awareness, Developer, and NetWars training, we've added the
SANS Phishing product (phish test your users) to the offering.

The program overview is below; additional information is at our web
site[1], or, if you're ready to request a quote or place an order, visit
the SANS Education page[2]. Questions can be directed to
secretary () ren-isac net.

Thank you for the community engagement and support of REN-ISAC!

Sincerely,

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

[1] http://www.ren-isac.net/programs/sans.html
[2] http://www.sans.org/partnership/education

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Program Overview:

SANS and REN-ISAC are partnering to bring exceptional security awareness
and technical training to the education community at substantially
discounted pricing. The special pricing is available during a purchase
commitment window, June 1 through July 31 for:

   - SANS OnDemand Technical training & GIAC Certification
   - SANS Securing The Human End User Awareness training
   - SANS Securing The Human Developer training
   - SANS Securing The Human Phishing
   - SANS NetWars interactive technical skills challenges

The SANS and REN-ISAC partnership creates economies of scale for
purchasing at a significant discount during specific time frames. 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 can be found at the REN-ISAC web pages:
http://www.ren-isac.net/programs/sans.html

And for those ready to request a quote or place an order:
http://www.sans.org/partnership/education

Questions can be directed to secretary () ren-isac net

About the training
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** Securing the Human End User Awareness training ** 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. During this
window, the price is $1.75 per user for a 1-year license (minimum order
$2,100) or $3.00 per user for a 2-year license (minimum order $3,600).

** Securing The Human Developer ** provides training for those involved
in the software development process and addresses numerous issues
including injection flaws, cross-site scripting, cross-site request
forgery, transport layer protection and more - there are currently 13
modules in all. During this window, the aggregate-purchase price is $250
per person for a 1-year license (minimum order $2,500).

** OnDemand Technical Training & GIAC ** provides 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.

During this window, the price for a SANS OnDemand course is $2,150 and
the GIAC exam price is $599 when bundled with a course (minimum order
$6,450).

** NetWars ** is a hands-on, interactive learning environment that
enables information security professionals to develop and master the
skills they need to excel in their field through a series of challenge
exercises. During this window, the price for NetWars is $1,350 per
person when bundled with an OnDemand order.

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

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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