SANS Institute has announced the SANS Secure Middle East 2022 training programme, which will be hosted in-person at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel & Convention Centre from Mar19 – Mar31, 2022

“The best way to ensure protection is from within, and the greatest defence comes from having an informed workforce,” states Ned Baltagi, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa at SANS Institute.

The 2021 Holiday Hack Challenge is a free online global cybersecurity game in which players of all skill levels take part in hands-on cyber challenges to help Santa Claus defeat cyber villains.

Expert instructors will help participants develop skills in topics such as network penetration testing, advanced incident response and threat hunting to defend their organisations against ever-increasing cyber threats. ‘SANS Summer Dunes August 2021 Live Online’ will feature two new GIAC-certified courses: ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials, aiming cybersecurity professionals; and MGT551 Managing a Security Operations Centre (SOC), aimed at buliding SOCs.

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