Articles about SANS Institute

Continuous penetration testing – a consultant’s perspective

The value of cyber security assessments would be dramatically improved by the adoption of continuous penetration testing, says Joshua Wright, senior technical director for Counter Hack Innovations and a SANS Institute faculty fellow.

Geopolitical tensions give rise to targeted attacks in MEA region

Many conflicts have brought about targeted attacks on the utilities, transportation and energy sectors, says Michael Hoffman, SANS certified instructor at SANS Institute.

Practical roadmap for strengthening security awareness programmes

The Security Awareness Maturity Model was designed to help companies effectively manage human risk, says Lance Spitzner, senior instructor at the SANS Institute.

Cloud security in the spotlight

Shared responsibility in cloud security emphasises that cloud service providers and customers both have roles in securing cloud environments, says Frank Kim, fellow and cloud security curriculum lead at SANS Institute.

Industrial control systems cyber threats and the Gulf region Part 2

It is crucial that ICS/OT cyber defenders embrace the differences between IT and ICS, says Dean Parsons, SANS certified instructor.

Industrial control systems cyber threats and the Gulf region Part 1

The SANS course, ICS515: ICS Visibility, Detection and Response, meets several modern ICS security challenges head-on, says Dean Parsons, SANS Certified Instructor.

Why security challenges aren’t just about money

ICS/OT attacks often lack a direct financial incentive, but rather aim to interrupt operations or cause material harm, says Dean Parsons, SANS certified instructor, and CEO and principal consultant of ICS Defense Force.

Harmonising AI, human expertise: Navigating the future of cyber security

AI has redefined the benchmarks for threat detection, predictive analytics and response strategies, says Ned Baltagi, MD, Middle East, Turkey and Africa at SANS Institute.

Join AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure at free SANS Cloud Security Exchange

On 18 August, subject matter experts will speak on today’s pressing cloud security issues at the SANS Institute Cloud Security Exchange event.

Role of impactful penetration testing amid rise of AI-powered threat actors

Penetration testing can provide contextual awareness for refining cyber defences, threat remediation and recovery processes within an overarching risk management architecture, says Ed Skoudis, President of SANS Institute.

South Africa needs to bring cyber security into school curricula

Jason Jordaan, SANS Institute, to deliver keynote address on cyber security skills at the 2023 ITWeb Security Summit.

SANS analysts unveil top five new attack techniques to watch

Adversarial AI attacks, ChatGPT-powered social engineering attacks, third-party developer attacks, SEO attacks and paid advertising attacks are on the rise.