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SANS is returning to the nation's capital for the SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2008 at a particularly important time for the careers of security professionals. This is the year senior government leaders changed the rules. Under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, intelligence and law enforcement agencies started unlocking evidence of massive penetrations of government and commercial organizations. The result is a massive shift away from security people who can write reports to those who can find the flaws and attacks and actually secure systems. It is a wrenching change, but one long overdue; and SANS is the one education organization known for developing those skills now most in need.

In this uncertain economy, employers particularly value workers that can actually implement security. If you only have "soft skills", take this opportunity to begin making the change to hard skills. Pick a course and come to SANS Cyber Defense Initiative. You'll get the kind of hands-on, immersion training that you can put to work immediately.

Pick from these and many other extraordinary immersion programs:

• SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (This course has sold out at many of our events this year!)
• SEC401: SANS Security Essentials
• SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling
• SEC508: Computer Forensics, Investigation, and Response
• SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials ++ - GIAC Enclave Defender
• MGT512: SANS Security Leadership Essentials for Managers
• AUD507: Auditing Networks, Perimeters & Systems
• SEC538: Web Application Penetration Testing Fundamentals
• SEC542: Web Application Penetration Testing In-Depth