Keith Palmgren
Senior Instructor
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Cybersecurity and IT Essentials, Cyber Defense
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Keith Palmgren is a cybersecurity professional with over 35 years of experience specializing in the IT Security field. He is a SANS Senior Instructor and the author of SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security. Keith also runs a successful security consulting practice, working with corporate leadership and security staff to help lower their organization's risk. Keith has taught over 25,000 students and authored 22 courses, seven of which the American Council on Education certified as eligible for college credit. Not only does he make sure students are grounded with the importance of fundamentals, but he shows them the evolution of cybersecurity; an evolution that he was part of.
SEC301 is an amazing course, and Keith Palmgren is a top-notch instuctor. When I take another SANS course in the future, I'll be looking for him.
Keith Palmgren makes very complex concepts very easy to digest. He has a very direct delivery method that weaves personal experience with the content, and it really makes it more colorful and gives a full picture of real-life scenarios.
Keith Palmgren did a great job explaining SEC301 material in a way that's easy to understand, and the labs really helped solidify the difficult concepts and clarify my questions on the material.
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