Announcing SANS training in Mac OS X security

[Merit Network Professional Learning]

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 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 
significant 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
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Registration and complete information are available at:

  http://www.merit.edu/events/sans433

For more information, please contact learning@merit.edu


Details about the course
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SANS 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 Hoelzer
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Since 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 SANS
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The SANS Institute (http://www.sans.org) 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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