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Top Three CISO Strategic Issues
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Top Three CISO Strategic Issues
SEC rules, NIS2, and GenAI—what's a CISO to do? The regulatory and technological landscape is shifting, but Frank Kim is here to help you make sense of it all! In this webcast, we’ll dive into the top three strategic issues CISOs need to focus on and offer some actionable takeaways for today's security leaders.
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Understanding the 2024 Updates to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
Curious to see what's new in NIST CSF 2.0? From governance enhancements to strategic refinements, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework just received a significant update. Join James Tarala as he walks through these crucial changes and offers actionable steps to implement them in your organization's security strategy.
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SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit

Free Summit: Thursday, April 24 | Live Online The SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit is for industry leading CISOs, directors and managers looking to empower themselves with the knowledge and tools to not just participate, but to set the pace in cybersecurity leadership. Join us for a day of invaluable insights from industry trailblazers who will share their strategies, lessons learned, and best advice.
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Featured Cybersecurity Leadership Courses & Certifications

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LDR419: Performing A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment™
LDR512: Security Leadership Essentials for Managers™
Certification:

  • GSLC
LDR514: Security Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership™
Certification:

  • GSTRT
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LDR553: Cyber Incident Management™
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    Security Management, Legal, & Audit Certifications

    Enterprise security isn't just the responsibility of an organization's cybersecurity professionals. Keeping the business secure requires input from all levels of leadership. Managers need technical knowledge as well as traditional management skills to be effective leaders for their infosec teams. GIAC's Management certifications confirm the practical skills to build and lead security teams, communicate with both technical teams and business leaders, and develop capabilities that strengthen your organization's security posture.

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    Cyber42

    Learn about the simulation game that is the foundation of interactive hands-on labs in SANS Leadership training. It gives cybersecurity leaders a platform to sharpen their strategic decision making and get ready for real-world issues through uniquely crafted cybersecurity challenges.
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    Executive Cybersecurity Exercises - Prepare, Practice, Prevail
    SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercises
    Secure your enterprise with the SANS Executive Cybersecurity Exercises. This immersive activity guides executive leaders through a simulated cyber attack to test their crisis management plan, identify risks, and how to react in real-time. From Board of Directors through Human Resources and Communication Leaders, join us for one of our upcoming 2-hour introductory sessions and learn how SANS can elevate your organization's cyber attack readiness.
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    Challenge Coins
    The ultimate recognition to elite cybersecurity professionals. Hundreds of SANS Institute students have stepped up to the challenge and conquered. They've mastered the concepts and skills, beat out their classmates, and proven their prowess. These are the elite, the recipients of the SANS Challenge Coins, an award given to a select portion of the thousands of students that have taken SANS courses.
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    Security Awareness Report
    SANS 2024 Security Awareness Report®
    The 2024 SANS Security Awareness Report offers invaluable insights into the heart of Awareness Programs, leveraging real-world data from over 1000 Security Awareness Professionals across the globetouncover the most common barriers confronting security awareness teamswhile unlocking a treasure trove of actionable strategies for program maturity, professional advancement, and mitigating human risk.
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    CISO Training - Leadership Triads

    In an effort to help our students find the right path, we have created an over-arching pyramid and two cybersecurity management triads that align to help create stronger, more well-rounded cybersecurity leaders.
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    SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Experts

    The exceptionally qualified people who author and teach SANS courses, and contribute to the GIAC Certification exams aligned with those courses, are the leaders in the field. Meet some of our Cybersecurity Leadership instructors.
    Frank Kim is a SANS Fellow in the Cyberseurity Leadership and Cloud Security curricula.

    Frank Kim

    Fellow
    Frank Kim is the Founder of ThinkSec, a security consulting and CISO advisory firm. He leads the Cybersecurity Leadership and Cloud Security curricula at SANS, as well as authors and instructs multiple SANS courses.
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    Graduate Certificate Program in Cybersecurity Leadership

    Prepare to design, deploy, and manage enterprise information security environments - and effectively lead cybersecurity teams.

    • Designed for working InfoSec professionals
    • 15-credit-hour program combining leadership and technical skills
    • Includes 5 industry-recognized GIAC certifications
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    Management CyberTalent Assessment

    Provides assessment data and insights in: • Information Security Fundamentals • Information Security Management • Core Management and Leadership
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    Reviews

    I am a big believer in SANS as you have some of the best instructors in the world. This class shows that trend continuing.
    Gerry Millette
    - Micron Technology
    This is my fifth SANS course and I have yet to be disappointed by the quality of the instructors!
    Jessica Beavers
    - LVA
    This is a fantastic introduction to all the areas a CISO is responsible for in modern organizations. Excellent instruction, very engaging course structure, and a ton of valuable information.
    Michael Carlson
    - ABS Global Training Ltd.
    With SANS, I know I am getting the best information security training in the industry, and that continues to be the case with SANS Live Online!
    Harold Stockton
    - Global Payments, Inc.

      About SANS Cybersecurity Leadership

      Cyber security leaders need both technical knowledge and management skills to gain the respect of technical team members, understand what technical staff are actually doing, and appropriately plan and manage security projects and initiatives. This is a big and important job that requires an understanding of a wide array of security topics. The SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Curriculum, through world-class training and GIAC Certifications, develops cyber leaders who have the practical skills to build and lead security teams, communicate with technical and business leaders alike, and develop capabilities that build your organization's success.

      GIAC's Leadership certifications confirm the practical skills to build and lead security teams, communicate with both technical teams and business leaders, and develop capabilities that strengthen your organization's security posture.