From: The SANS Institute (Webcastsans.org)
Date: Sun Apr 16 2006 - 22:33:34 CDT

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Please join us this week for two FREE SANS Webcasts that you won't
want to miss:

1) WhatWorks in Vulnerability Management: "Expediting Patching with
Nuclear Fuels" (Tuesday, April 18)

2) The Mobile User Secure Access from Anywhere (even the Home PC!)
(Thursday, April 20)

You can now download or subscribe to the SANS webcast calendar -
http://www.sans.org/webcasts/calendar.ics

SANS live webcasts allow you to hear a knowledgeable speaker while
viewing presentation slides you can download in advance. If you've
never tuned in to a SANS webcast, see the simple instructions at the
end of this message to learn how to connect to the SANS Portal and
join us for these free educational webcasts.

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Web Cast 1
WhatWorks in Vulnerability Management: "Expediting Patching with
Nuclear Fuels"
Tuesday, April 18 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Joe Adams
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90708
Sponsored by StillSecure

The Nuclear Fuels Corporation (NFC) was tired of continually
playing catch-up with Microsoft patches for its diverse network
in the continental United States, so it started to look for tools
that would find vulnerabilities an patch them rapidly, easily, and
cost-effectively. Join us for this fast-paced webcast and learn how

The expert: Joe Adams has managed the IT department for Nuclear
Fuels and other subsidiaries of General Atomics for four years. His
day-to-day responsibilities include both security and operational
effectiveness.

Nuclear Fuels Corp. (NFC) was formed in 1991 by General Atomics to
market uranium produced from its mining assets as well as to develop
additional uranium projects. NFC is a long-term contract supplier
to both U.S. and foreign utilities and actively participates in
uranium trading.

*********************** ABOUT WHATWORKS **************************
"The Sans WhatWorks program is one of my most valuable resources for
choosing information security solutions..." Todd Michael Bushnell,
Information Security Manager, DemandTec, Inc.

"This was my first webcast... I found it to be very informative and
educational - an experience I will repeat on a regular basis! Keep
up the great security work!!" Mark Jones, Warwickshire, England

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Web Cast 2
The Mobile User Secure Access from Anywhere (even the Home PC!) - Part 1
Thursday, April 20 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Dave Shackleford and Mark Bouchard
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90700
Sponsored by Blue Coat (formerly Permeo Technologies)

Remote users whether they are individual employees on the road or
at home; branch offices of multiple users; or partners, customers
and other third parties spread out across the globe all need secure,
controlled access to enterprise resources. Each, however, represents
its own unique set of security challenges for todays IT department.

This 3-part series is designed to help you make sense of the different
types of remote users, the security challenges with supporting each
and technologies available to help provide for a secure and productive
remote user environment.

Dave Shackleford has been involved in Information Technology,
particularly the arenas of networking and security, for over nine
years. Dave has worked as a security architect and manager for a number
of large companies, and has also run his own consulting practice
for several years. He currently works as the Solutions Engineering
Manager for Vigilar, and his areas of specialty include incident
handling and response, intrusion detection and traffic analysis, and
penetration testing. Dave is also a SANS instructor and courseware
author, holding CISSP, GCIA, GSEC, GCIH, G7799, CCNA, MCSE, and MCIWA
certifications, and is working on his MBA. He is also the co-author of
"Hands On Information Security" from Course Technology.

Mark Bouchard, CISSP, is the founder of Missing Link Security Services,
LLC, a consulting firm specializing in information security and
risk management strategies. A former META Group analyst, Mark has
assessed and projected the business and technology trends pertaining
to a wide range of information security topics for nearly 10 years.
He has established a reputation for thought leadership and is a sought
after speaker in the areas of security architecture, DMZ design,
secure remote access, network security, and related technologies
(e.g., firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and virtual private
networking).

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Additional FREE SANS Webcast coming in April and May 2006

WhatWorks in Intrusion Prevention Systems: "Low-Maintenance Security"
Tuesday, April 25 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Alan Paller and Brian Locke
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90711
Sponsored by (nfr)(security)

Tool Talk: From Logs to Logic: Turning Log Piles into Log Intelligence
Wednesday, April 26 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Glen Sharlun
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90709
Sponsored by Arcsight

Web Application Security
Wednesday, May 03 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Eric Cole and Dave Grant
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90608
Sponsored by Watchfire

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For additional information on any of the above webcasts, please go to
http://www.sans.org/webcasts

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In order to access the webcasts, you will need a SANS portal
account and either Real Audio Player or Windows Media Player (free
downloads are available at our website). If you do not already
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fill in the simple registration form, it's free! Your account
gives you access to the archive of past webcasts. Log on to
http://www.sans.org/webcasts/archive.php

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Wednesday (April 19) is the last day for early registration discounts
for SANS Security in San Diego (May 11-16). San Diego is a unique
opportunity for immersion training in security and advanced audit
techniques: you get the same great SANS teachers as in the big national
conferences, with smaller classes. Plus it's right on the Bay.

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SANSHOME Programs

Security 508: System Forensics, Investigation & Response via SANSHome
starts April 19!
http://www.sans.org/athome/details.php?id=1404
Also Security 506: Securing Unix/Linux led by the SANS System Administrators
http://www.sans.org/athome/details.php?id=1431
See http://www.sans.org/athome/ for complete SANSHome listings.

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