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Want to learn penetration testing from the best?

Mission Statement

To give Security Professionals the tools and expertise they need to conduct high-value penetration testing focused on discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities to determine and reduce business risk.

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The SANS Computer Security Community offers information security professionals an opportunity to learn, discuss, and share current developments in the field. It also provides information regarding security training, certification, and events.

Course Overview

As cyber attacks increase, so does the demand for information security professionals who possess true network penetration testing and ethical hacking skills. Round out defensive information security skills with the strong offensive skills and techniques.

Author Statement

"Successful penetration testers don't just throw a bunch of hacks against an organization and regurgitate the output of their tools. Instead, they need to understand how these tools work in-depth, and conduct their test in a careful, professional manner. This course explains the inner workings of numerous tools and their use in effective network penetration testing and ethical hacking projects."
- Ed Skoudis

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Latest Papers

Exploiting Embedded Devices
By Neil Jones

InfiniBand Fabric and Userland Attacks
By Aron Warren

Incident Handling in the Healthcare Cloud: Liquid Data and the Need for Adaptive Patient Consent Management
By Barbara Filkins

"This is the best hands-on course available anywhere."
- Whitney Janes, FedEx

"Ed Skoudis is the best teacher I've ever had. He is 100% competent and professional."
- Petra Klein, FRA

"This was by far the best course I have ever taken."
- Peter Lombars, Intrucom Inc.