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Get access to leading-edge cybersecurity news, training, and tools that can't be found elsewhere with a free SANS membership.

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Member Benefits

Unlock exclusive benefits curated by the brightest minds in the industry and designed for cybersecurity professionals and global organizations.

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Open-source tools created by renowned SANS instructors

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Expert instructors passionate about teaching the next generation of practitioners

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Hands-on courses featuring innovative and immersive content across various focus areas

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SANS alumni who use their newly gained expertise to work and thrive in the cybersecurity industry

A Robust & Expert Community to Support Your Career

Exchange ideas, get advice, collaborate on projects, and try out new tools with SANS instructors, subject matter experts, and peers. Engaging with like-minded practitioners and leaders and growing your professional network has never been easier.

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Thought Leadership, In-Depth Reports, and Insights to Bolster Expertise

Gain a new perspective and strengthen your cybersecurity acumen with comprehensive white papers detailing technical research across various practice areas, engaging podcasts, and real-time webcasts and live streams.

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Instructor-Developed Tools, Templates, and Cheat Sheets to Improve Workflows

Open-source tools, policy templates, and cheat sheets simplify your workflow and boost productivity, helping you prioritize essential tasks and get the job done. Support your organization and team with these essential resources.

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Free In-Person and Virtual Training Opportunities to Keep Your Skills Sharp

Enhance your skills with free training opportunities. Real-world training, from field hardened practitioners, helps keep your skills current and prepares you for new challenges in the constantly changing cybersecurity industry.

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Focus Areas in Cybersecurity

Explore curated resources tailored to essential cybersecurity focus areas. Sharpen your skills and deepen your knowledge today.

Offensive Operations, Pen Testing and Red Teaming Training

Training in penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, and exploit development, provides the skills needed to simulate real-world attacks, evade defenses, and enhance security through adversary emulation and improving defense strategies.

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Cyber Defense Training

Effective Cyber Defense enables organizations to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber-attacks through proactive monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. It combines security operations, automation, and resilient architecture to reduce risk and minimize attack impact.

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Digital Forensics, Incident Response & Threat Hunting Training

Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is essential to understand how intrusions occur, uncover malicious behavior, explain exactly “what happened”, and restore integrity across digital environments.

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Cybersecurity Leadership Training

Resilient cybersecurity leadership is critical for protecting digital assets, managing cyber risks, and aligning security with business goals. Informed leaders bridge the gap between technical teams and executives, drive security strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, manage effective incident response, and foster a security-first culture.

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Cloud Security Training

Cloud security encompasses technologies, policies, and controls that protect data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud environments. Knowing how to safeguard sensitive information in cloud environments is crucial for preventing cyber threats, ensuring compliance, and maintaining business continuity.

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ICS/OT Security Training

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) are increasingly targeted by cyber threats, putting businesses, governments, and national infrastructure at risk. Specialized ICS/OT security training is vital to securing operations across all industries and defending the systems that make, move, and power the world.

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Impact of a SANS Membership

A SANS membership grants you access to an elite community led by renowned practitioners and exclusive, cutting-edge resources, helping you stay at the forefront of cybersecurity news and keep your skills current.

Perspectives from the Community

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I frequently leverage the many resources from SANS as force multipliers in my daily work. I love that I can get a high-level introduction to various topics via webcasts, and then dive into more in-depth technical information from the whitepapers…It's awesome that these resources are offered for free!
Ben BoyleSecurity Consultant and Penetration Tester, Coalfire
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Aside from taking SANS training courses, I regularly use the SANS Reading Room - a vetted SANS community resource for getting knowledge on specific areas that you may find yourself working on
Robert LockwoodDirector of Fusion Cell
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We are a research-heavy organization and the SANS Reading Room has been a great resource for us to fill in gaps when needed. The free resource that we leverage most often is the ISC StormCast Podcast.
Jason NickolaDirector of Technical Services, Pulsar Security
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SANS will continue to play an important part of our future staff training and professional development as we seek to stay current with the continuously evolving cybersecurity industry.
Lewis PhilbeySOC Manager, e2e Assure

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SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling

SANS Membership

Member Benefits

A Robust & Expert Community to Support Your Career

Thought Leadership, In-Depth Reports, and Insights to Bolster Expertise

Instructor-Developed Tools, Templates, and Cheat Sheets to Improve Workflows

Free In-Person and Virtual Training Opportunities to Keep Your Skills Sharp

Focus Areas in Cybersecurity

Offensive Operations, Pen Testing and Red Teaming Training

Cyber Defense Training

Digital Forensics, Incident Response & Threat Hunting Training

Cybersecurity Leadership Training

Cloud Security Training

ICS/OT Security Training

Impact of a SANS Membership

Perspectives from the Community

Membership FAQs

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SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling

SANS Membership

Member Benefits

A Robust & Expert Community to Support Your Career

Thought Leadership, In-Depth Reports, and Insights to Bolster Expertise

Instructor-Developed Tools, Templates, and Cheat Sheets to Improve Workflows

Free In-Person and Virtual Training Opportunities to Keep Your Skills Sharp

Focus Areas in Cybersecurity

Offensive Operations, Pen Testing and Red Teaming Training

Cyber Defense Training

Digital Forensics, Incident Response & Threat Hunting Training

Cybersecurity Leadership Training

Cloud Security Training

ICS/OT Security Training

Impact of a SANS Membership

Perspectives from the Community

Membership FAQs

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Join a Thriving Community of Experts

Get Involved with SANS

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