FBI cyber posse goes back to school

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http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2012/07/fbi-cyber-posse-goes-back-school/56632/

By Aliya Sternstein
Nextgov.com
July 5, 2012

The FBI is sending its cyber squad back to school to earn special 
certifications, according to a contract notice stating the SANS 
Institute will teach the 38-course curriculum.

The new syllabus, called the Cyber Career Path Program, was prompted by 
“a greater need within the FBI for cyber investigators with accredited 
training,” stated a justification for the sole source award. “An 
unaccredited certification cannot provide rational assurances that all 
material and tests are up to the highest standard.”

For an undisclosed amount of money, SANS instructors will teach seminars 
that cover subjects including security essentials boot camp style, 
hacker techniques, exploits and incident handling, cloud security 
fundamentals, network penetration testing and ethical hacking, 
metasploit Kung Fu for enterprise pen testing, Windows memory forensics 
in-depth, technical communications and presentation skills for security 
professionals, and NetWars tournament play, an online, multilevel game 
where agents will test their offensive and defensive skills against each 
other.

SANS was the only education center supplying licenses accredited by the 
American National Standards Institute that expressed interest in the 
program during a two week application period and a similar competition 
held last year, FBI officials said.

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