{"id":97537,"date":"2025-05-01T18:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=97537"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:03:17","slug":"sans-institute-brings-free-cybersecurity-training-to-gisec-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/sans-institute-brings-free-cybersecurity-training-to-gisec-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SANS Institute Brings Free Cybersecurity Training to GISEC 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/\">SANS Institute<\/a>, a global cybersecurity training and certification company, will take part in GISEC Global 2025 from May 6 to 8 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. This year, SANS joins the event as a strategic partner, emphasizing its long-term commitment to building <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/emerging-technologies\/cybersecurity\/\">cybersecurity<\/a> skills in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the partnership, SANS will host the SANS GISEC Academy in Hall 4. This is a community-driven initiative offering three days of free technical training sessions. Led by SANS Certified Instructors, these sessions aim to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities across the UAE and the wider Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each day will cover a different cybersecurity focus area:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Day 1 \u2013 Offensive Operations<\/strong> with Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Maes. Topics include malware evasion, OSINT exposure in cloud environments, and vulnerabilities from over ten years of penetration testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 2 \u2013 Cyber Defense<\/strong> with Ian Reynolds. Sessions explore deception-based defenses, AI and deepfakes, and advanced threat hunting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Day 3 \u2013 ICS\/OT Security<\/strong> with Michael Hoffman. Content includes real-world case studies like the Colonial Pipeline and Ukraine grid attacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The sessions are designed for analysts, SOC managers, professionals, and decision-makers looking to enhance both tactical and strategic skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ned Baltagi, Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa at SANS Institute, said AI-powered threats are changing the game. \u201cFrom deepfake-enabled fraud to intelligent ransomware, cybersecurity teams must move from reactive defense to intelligence-driven prevention,\u201d he said. \u201cCybersecurity is not just a job responsibility. It\u2019s a shared mission for national resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the academy, Rob T Lee, Chief of Research at SANS Institute, will speak at two key GISEC Global 2025 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On May 6, at the Dark Stage, he will present: &#8220;The AI Acceleration: Defending Critical Infrastructure Against Emerging Intelligent Threats.&#8221; The talk will examine AI in cyberattacks, the evolving Volt\/Salt Typhoon method, and defense strategies using real-time data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On May 7, he will take part in a Critical Infrastructure Stage panel. The discussion will explore how precision AI and machine learning can protect OT environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lee, modern attackers use tools that can generate realistic malware, deepfakes, and large-scale phishing campaigns in minutes. \u201cThe challenge isn\u2019t just identifying threats\u2014it\u2019s keeping pace with how fast they evolve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees can visit SANS at Stand D75, Hall 7, to meet with senior executives and learn more about the training offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SANS Institute will also continue its regional training efforts with four upcoming events in May:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SANS Doha<\/strong> \u2013 May 10\u201315<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SANS Riyadh<\/strong> \u2013 May 10\u201322<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SANS Abu Dhabi<\/strong> \u2013 May 18\u201323<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SANS Dubai<\/strong> \u2013 May 25\u201330<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives underline SANS\u2019 commitment to advancing cybersecurity expertise across the Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANS Institute, a global cybersecurity training and certification company, will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":97538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10312,10364],"tags":[],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-97537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gisec","category-gisec-2025","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SANS-Institute-12.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Techx Admin","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/techxadmin\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97537"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=97537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}