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Empowering Cyber Security Practitioners & Teams

Launched in 1989 as a cooperative for information security thought leadership, SANS Institute helps organizations mitigate cyber risk by empowering cyber security practitioners and teams with training, certifications, and degrees needed to safeguard organizations and advance careers.
Find Training
Find Training
Train with the best practitioners and mentors in the industry. Choose over 85+ cyber security courses, covering all specialties and experience levels.
Get Certified
Get Certified
Demonstrate your cyber security knowledge and capabilities with one of over 40 specialized GIAC cyber security certifications.
Scholarship Academies
Scholarship Academies
Help secure a new career in cyber security with our scholarship cyber academies designed for veterans, women, minority groups, and more.
Earn a Degree or Certificate
Earn a Degree or Certificate
Get started in cyber security or advance your InfoSec career with SANS.edu. Develop the skills you need and obtain the GIAC certifications employers want.

Why SANS Training?

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World's Best Instructors
SANS instructors include the industry’s most accomplished professionals, having battled in the cyber security trenches firsthand, to enable the immediate and effective application of your coursework.
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Hands-on Training
Our curriculum, with practical, hands-on exercises, includes the most comprehensive array of courses and post-training a rich ecosystem of resources and access to a community of the world’s most experienced cyber-professionals.
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Most Valued Certifications
GIAC Certifications provide the highest and most rigorous assurance of cyber security knowledge and skill available to industry, government, and military clients across the world.
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Multiple Training Options
The learning experience at SANS starts with letting cyber students train when, where and how they need to—live or on-demand, in-person or virtual.

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Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Awareness Training Poster
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NEW Poster: Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Awareness Training
Whether you're an engineer, operator, or manager, this poster is your guide to understanding how human-centered cybersecurity practices tailored to your role can strengthen ICS defense and protect your vital systems.
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SIFT Workstation
The SIFT Workstation is a collection of free and open-source incident response and forensic tools designed to perform detailed digital forensic examinations in a variety of settings. Learn more.

Cyber Security Courses by Job Roles

Find your next course and certification. Over 80+ courses available across all experience levels with labs and exercises to practice your new skills immediately.

"SANS courses are fully aligned to what is happening in the industry. Course materials are continuously updated based on new developments in cybersecurity. It is rigorous, challenging, and relevant.” - Karim Lalji, Managing Security Consultant, TELUS
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How our Alumni feel about our training & certifications

The real value of this training lies at the intersection of quality content and delivery by a subject-matter expert actively working in the field, making it incredibly relevant and immediately applicable to my job.
P. Watson
- Microsoft Corp
You cannot beat the quality of SANS classes and instructors. I came back to work and was able to implement my skills learned in class on day one. Invaluable.
Melissa Sokolowski
- Xerox
With multiple real-world examples, labs that provide direct application of the course material, and top-notch instructors, there is nothing compared to SANS.
Matthew Arnsdorff
- Target
SANS is the best information security training you’ll find anywhere. World-class instructors, hands-on instruction, actionable information you can really use, and NetWars.
Jeff Stebelton
- NetJets Inc.

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