SANS 433 CourseFriday, July 31-August 1, 2008
MITC Conference Center
Class is full, and registration is closed
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SANS Institute's Mac OS X Security Essentials
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Merit Network is pleased to host an interactive video presentation of the
SANS Institute's
Security 433 course, "Mac OS X Security Essentials." The workshop will be held Thursday and Friday, July 31-August 1, 2008 at the
MITC Conference Center
in Ann Arbor. The workshop will be of value to anyone interested in techniques for securing Macintosh computers.
In this innovative presentation, this SANS course will be delivered via interactive teleconference to several participating sites across the U.S, presented by a SANS instructor. A full course description appears below.
The registration fee for attendees from educational institutions and state and local governments is $795, compared to the standard price of $2,014 when delivered in a classroom setting. This is a unique opportunity to engage in very high-quality security training at a tremendous savings. In accordance with the SANS Institute's policies, the reduced price is available only to attendees from educational institutions and state and local governments. Others may attend for the retail price of $2,014.
Continental breakfast, snacks and beverages will be provided.
Registration
Class is full, and registration is closed.
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Details about the courseSANS Security 433: Mac OS X Security Essentials
Security 433 is an ideal course for anyone charged with securing Mac systems. From securing a desktop, to the high availability options available on the platform, to directory services options, this course is a whirlwind overview of the Mac. It will leave you ready to move to the next level and treat the Mac just as you would any PC on your network: like a centrally managed, secured, and mass deployed system.
Mac OS X Security Fundamentals is the fastest and most comprehensive way to get up to speed on applying the principals of the information security industry to the Mac. Written and taught by one of the veterans of the Mac community, this course covers how real-world security concepts are applied to the Mac, with examples from throughout the Mac community. This includes the vulnerabilities that are out there and the countermeasures that can (and should) be used.
Throughout this course we will focus on building an image and a network to run the image that can be mass deployed in large organizations. We begin by reviewing existing Mac exploits and the basic concepts and challenges of securing a Mac. We then move on to the standard security measures that should always be employed, and the usability implications of each. By the end of this course we cover forensics, intrusion detection, firewalls, web browsers, mail programs, network infrastructure, preferences, system policies, command line tools, encryption, hardware, and OS X Server.
If you're a newcomer to the field of information security but a long time user of the Mac, or a newcomer to the Mac but a long time information security expert, this is the course for you. You will develop skills that will help you to bridge the gap between the Mac administrators and the security administrators in most organizations; and you will learn the ins and outs of keeping your data private.
About the instructor: David HoelzerSince 1985, David has held a wide variety of positions in the information technology field, ranging from programmer analyst to chief information security officer. He has taught for SANS since 1999, managing and authoring the majority of the audit-related materials for SANS in addition to some of the secure coding courses from SANS-SSI. David currently serves as the chief information officer for Enclave Forensics and the director of consulting for Cyber-Defense, a subsidiary of Enclave Forensics. He is a research fellow with the Internet Forensics Lab and an adjunct research associate with the UNLV Center for Cybersecurity Research.
About SANSThe SANS Institute is the most trusted and by far the largest source for information security training and certification in the world. It also develops, maintains, and makes available at no cost, the largest collection of research documents about various aspects of information security, and it operates the Internet's early warning system - Internet Storm Center. SANS also sponsored the creation of GIAC a leading industry security certification. The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) 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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