SANS Institute - Definition and Overview

The SANS Institute (System Administration, Networking, and Security) is an organization focusing on providing computer education and information security training It was founded in 1989.

SANS operates the following Web sites:

• Internet Storm Center (http://isc.sans.org/)
• GIAC Security Certification (http://www.giac.org/)
• S.C.O.R.E. (Security Consensus Operational Readiness Evaluation) (http://www.sans.org/score)

SANS instructors have also contributed to many security books.

• Hackers Beware: The Ultimate Guide to Network Security (ISBN 0735710090)
• Hiding in Plain Sight : Steganography and the Art of Covert Communication (ISBN 0471444499)
• Inside Network Perimeter Security: The Definitive Guide to Firewalls, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Routers, and Intrusion Detection Systems (ISBN 0735712328)
• Malware: Fighting Malicious Code (ISBN 0131014056)
• Network Intrusion Detection (ISBN 0735712654)
• Network Intrusion Detection: An Analyst's Handbook (ISBN 0735710082)

External links

• SANS Institute (http://www.sans.org/)