From: The SANS Institute (Webcastsans.org)
Date: Sun Oct 15 2006 - 19:51:25 CDT

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

1) Ask The Expert Webcast: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT
(1700 UTC/GMT) "Database Security: Prevention, Detection, and
Monitoring"

2) SANS Special Webcast: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT
(1700 UTC/GMT) "Staying Ahead of Evolving Threats w/ SANS & Leading
Analyst Firm"

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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WEBCAST 1

Ask The Expert Webcast: "Database Security: Prevention, Detection, and
Monitoring"
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Dave Shackleford and Eric Gonzales
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90735
Sponsored by: Application Security, Inc.

In the last year, information security professionals everywhere have
realized something: it's all about the data. In most organizations
today, that data resides in some type of database. Therefore, protecting
these databases is critical to the overall security posture of
organizations everywhere. What kind of attacks can be executed against
databases? How can these be detected and prevented? What about
fraudulent activities by legitimate users? In this webcast, an overview
of common database attacks will be covered, as well as an in-depth look
at modern technologies available to prevent and detect these attacks.
Additionally, the topic of database monitoring will be covered in some
detail, as many of the worst security breaches today are executed by
valid users!

Dave Shackleford: 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 Director of Security
Solutions and Assessment Services for Vigilar, and his areas of
specialty include incident handling and response, intrusion detection
and traffic analysis, and vulnerability assessment and penetration
testing. He is also the co-author of "Hands On Information Security"
from Course Technology.

Eric Gonzales: Eric is a Co-Founder for Application Security, Inc. and
is responsible for the development and operations of all product
marketing initiatives. Prior to founding AppSecInc, Eric also co-founded
DbSecure, Inc. "the pioneers in database security," and was a product
manager within the vulnerability assessment products group at Internet
Security Systems, Inc.

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WEBCAST 2

SANS Special Webcast: "Staying Ahead of Evolving Threats w/ SANS &
Leading Analyst Firm"
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Alan Paller, John Pescatore, and Larry Pesce
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90732
Sponsored by: Core Security Technologies

Attend our upcoming Webcast to find out what featured analyst firm
Gartner and the SANS Institute recommend for organizations looking to
protect themselves from various types of Internet threats and attacks.

Webcast attendees will hear:

John Pescatore from featured analyst firm Gartner discuss the overall
state of security, including recent attack trends.

Alan Paller of the SANS Institute provide insights on how penetration
testing can be used to mitigate the impact of these trends

Alan Paller will also interview Larry Pesce, Director of Network and
Security from Care New England about why repeatable testing of their
security defenses is a high priority for his organization.

Alan Paller: Alan is the Director of Research for the SANS Institute,
responsible for overseeing all research projects ranging from the SANS
Step-by-Step guides to the SANS digests to the Top Twenty Internet
Security Threats. He the founder of the CIO Institute, and earned his
degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Cornell and MIT. Alan
is the author of the EIS Book: Information Systems for Top Managers and
How to Give the Best Presentation of Your Life. In 2001 the President
named Alan as one of the original members of the National Infrastructure
Advisory Council, and this year the Federal CIO Council chose him as its
2005 Azimuth Award winner recognizing his vision and outstanding service
to federal information technology.

John Pescatore: Prior to joining Gartner, John was a Senior Consultant
for two years with Trusted Information Systems, a Technology Manager
with GTE for eleven years and a Security Engineer with the U.S. Secret
Service for four years. John received his B.S., Electrical Engineering,
from the University of Connecticut and is a NSA-certified Cryptologic
Engineer.

Larry Pesce: Larry Pesce is an information security manager at Care New
England. His primary responsibilities include day to day security
operations (mitigation, remediation and incident response) penetration
testing, IDS management, firewall configuration and security policies.
Larry has been employed at Care New England or their subsidiaries for
over 7 years. Some of his previous experience is in network
engineering, web design and desktop computing support.

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Additional FREE SANS Webcasts coming in October 2006

Ask The Expert Webcast: "Building a Security Operations Center
Untangling the Mess Created by Multiple Security Solutions"
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Becky Pinkard and Sam Curry
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90739
Sponsored by: CA

SANS Special Webcast: "Hacking the Sun Tzu Way: Applying the great
master's ideas to penetration testing and defending your systems"
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT (1700 UTC/GMT)
Featuring: Ed Skoudis and Alex Horan
https://www.sans.org/webcasts/show.php?webcastid=90653
Sponsored by: Core Security Technologies

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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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and either Real Audio Player or Windows Media Player (free downloads are
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just go to http://portal.sans.org and 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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