SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling

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Contact UsToday’s civilian agencies operate in an increasingly complex cyber landscape. SANS training ensures your teams are prepared to protect critical systems, respond to threats, and meet federal mandates with mission-driven expertise.
Federal networks are under attack. Your teams need the skills to stay ahead of adversaries. SANS training prepares your workforce to:
Your agency needs cybersecurity professionals who are ready to act. SANS training assesses skills, builds expertise, and validates readiness.
Our training ensures your teams have the expertise to safeguard critical systems, respond to cyber threats, and meet federal directives with mission-aligned skills. Whether strengthening defenses, implementing policy, or advancing cyber operations, SANS equips your team with the expertise federal agencies require. SANS Courses have been mapped to NICE Job Roles, and are designed to support civilian job roles, compliance mandates, and mission objectives.
As our C4 systems become netcentric and more linked with our weapons systems, it is essential that our IA workforce be up to the task of securing our networks. I am proud to be on the cyber defense line with such a competent industry partner that understands the needs of the defense department and is willing to work with us to help accomplish this difficult task.
Training offered by SANS pertains to best practices so rubber hits the road.
As part of the Raytheon IIS Information Security Engineering group, we send nearly all of our new hires through the SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp training classes to ensure they have the fundamental skills necessary to work in our environment. We view GIAC certifications as an essential part of this process. GIAC Certification helps ensure both our management and our customers that our employees understand how to build secure systems.
Your agency needs training that fits operational demands. SANS offers multiple ways to train.
Train without distractions. Immersive, expert-led courses with hands-on labs and cyber ranges to reinforce skills in a secure environment. Ideal for teams that need deep technical training away from daily operations.
Remote teams stay engaged. Interactive, instructor-led courses with real-time cyber challenges, exercises, and live collaboration--ensuring operators receive instructor-paced training without the travel.
Bring tailored, role-specific training to your unit or command. Courses are aligned to mission needs, 8140 work roles, and readiness objectives--delivered on base or at your secure facility.
Train anytime, anywhere. Self-paced learning with 4-month access to lecture replays, hands-on labs, and quizzes. Ideal for personnel balancing operational tempo with skill development and qualification requirements.
Prepare for real-world threats. Live-fire scenarios for tactical team training. Teams gain experience through simulated cyberattacks, strengthening incident response, cyber defense, and operational resilience.
Equip all personnel with essential knowledge to identify, report, and prevent cyber threats. Supports DoD-wide compliance initiatives and fosters a culture of cyber accountability.
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