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Los Angeles, CA - December 4 - 12, 2006
Global Information Assurance Certification

I think this course changed my life.
-James Welcher, LBNL

Faculty for Community SANS Los Angeles 2006

James Shewmaker
James has over 15 years' experience in IT. He is a SANS certified instructor and is one of the first certified GSE-Malware experts. He graduated with a BS in computer science from the University of Idaho. James is a founder and active consultant for Bluenotch Corporation, which focuses on investigations, penetration testing, and analysis. He develops applications and appliances for broadcast radio, Internet, and satellite devices. James also contributes to the FreeBSD project and is a port maintainer. He presents at various security and IT conferences, is a courseware contributor, and is actively involved in the COINS program.
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Stephen Sims
Stephen Sims is an information security consultant currently working for Wells Fargo in San Francisco, California. He has spent the past eight years in San Francisco working for several large financial institutions on network and systems security, penetration testing, exploitation development, risk assessment and management. Prior to San Francisco, Stephen worked in the Baltimore/DC area as a network security engineer for companies such as General Motors and Sylvan Prometric. He is one of only a handful of individuals who hold the GIAC Security Expert (GSE) Certification and also helps to author and maintain the current version of the exam. He is a SANS certified instructor and the course author of SANS’ first and only 700-level course, SEC709: Developing Exploits for Penetration Testers and Security Researchers. Stephen also holds the CISSP, CISA, and Network Offense Professional (NOP) certification, amongst others.
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