The SANS Institute (SysAdmin, Audit, Networking, and Security) is a trade name owned by the for-profit Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies. SANS provides computer security training, professional certification, and a research archive . It was founded in 1989.

When originally organized, SANS Conferences were like most traditional technical conferences, being a forum for technical presentations. By the mid-1990s, SANS evolved into a more commercial format offering events that combined training with tradeshows and vendor oriented marketing. Recently SANS has offered webcasts and email newsletters developed in conjunction with security vendors.

Most of the training SANS provides are tied to the SANS operated GIAC Security Certifications.

SANS has recently branched out into the SANS Technology Institute, which is a degree-granted educational organization, based on SANS training.

SANS instructors have also contributed to many security books:

• Hackers Beware: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security (ISBN 0735710090)
• Hiding in Plain Sight : Steganography and the Art of Covert Communication (ISBN 0471444499)
• Inside Network Perimeter Security: The Definitive Guide to Firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Routers, and Intrusion Detection Systems (ISBN 0735712328)
• Malware: Fighting Malicious Code (ISBN 0131014056)
• Network Intrusion Detection (ISBN 0735712654)
• Network Intrusion Detection: An Analyst's Handbook (ISBN 0735710082)

See also

• Information Security Forum
• Internet Storm Center

External links

• SANS Institute
• SANS Internet Storm Center
• SANS Technology Institute
• GIAC Security Certification
• SANS Institute trade name information from Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation

Computer security organizations

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