Management never seem to think bad things will happen to them here in Australia. Well, here are two incidents that prove that thinking wrong:
Hacker attacks Victorian servers
http://www.zdnet.com.au/hacker-attacks-victorian-servers-339301026.htm
China spies suspected of hacking Julia Gillard’s emails
So anyone connected to the internet is fair game, so the question becomes: How do I stop my company from being the next headline?
Glad you asked…
Enter SANS 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling course
SANS, one of the best known names in the IT security training arena, has a course dedicated to teaching IT staff how to understand what hacker are up and put in place measures to keep the company systems safe. SANS 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling course gives hands-on experience in understanding vulnerabilities and discovering intrusions, and equipping you with a comprehensive incident handling plan.
This course is being offered as a ten week Mentor lead course here in Sydney, this allow the attendees to gain the maximum study benefits while still having personal lives. It starts on the Thursday, June 2, 2011 and running each Thursday until August 4, 2011.
Learn and work through the SANS courseware with Chris Mohan, one of the few SANS’ GSE holders in the world and a handler at the Internet Storm Center, to help make the courseware relevant and of immediate use to you.
With the Australian dollar nearing an all-time high and using the code Mentor10 for an addition 10% off the course, SANS Security training has never been more cost effective and affordable!
Register here: http://www.sans.org/mentor/details.php?nid=24644
And just in case your company doesn’t think taking IT security is important, show your boss even the Australia’s spy agency ASIO gets cyber wing to protect the country. If the country needs protecting don’t you think your company does to?
