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Received an email this morning notifying me that SANS OnDemand is running a special for the month of March.  20% off of any SANS OnDemand class.  As an added bonus, you could have me as your OnDemand Virtual Mentor (ODVM)

Please feel free to leave a comment or email me at seth combined with this domain name.

Seth Misenar

Here is the text of the email, which includes the discount code of  STS_OD

To help you with your training needs, SANS is offering a Spring Training
Special on ALL courses in our extensive SANS OnDemand online course
library. Register and pay now through Thursday March 26th, 2009 and
receive a 20% discount on ANY SANS OnDemand course! Register at
http://www.sans.org/info/40138 and use the discount code "STS_OD".

For group or multi-course training needs, save an additional 10% on our
already discounted SANS OnDemand Flex Passes through March 26, 2009.
Check it out at http://www.sans.org/info/40133.

Not sure online training is for you?  Try any of our OnDemand course
demos at http://www.sans.org/info/40123.

With SANS OnDemand, students receive:
 * 4-months access to our 24/7 online training and assessment system
 * Full set of course books and hands-on CDs
 * Synchronized online courseware and lectures
 * Integrated assessment quizzes throughout the course
 * Access to OnDemand Virtual Mentors
 * Labs & hands-on exercises
 * Progress Reports

In today's economy, travel budgets are very tight and even justifying
money for critical training can be difficult.  Many students have found
SANS OnDemand online training and assessment as a great alternative.  It
allows you to receive the same high quality SANS training while saving
100% of your travel costs.  Furthermore, it allows you to learn without
leaving home or the office. You can train anytime, anywhere!

Check out what a few of our students say about SANS OnDemand...

 "I got more out of this course than I had with any of the other SANS
 classes that I participated in. The quizzes at the end of each
 presentation helped reinforce the information presented.  I couldn't
 fake it.  I had to know it and retain it." - Richard Gancze, OCI

 "It was like having the teacher right there. Having each piece of the
 lecture broken up into little pieces helped me retain the information.
 You guys did an outstanding job creating this program." - Robert
 Urbanowicz, Parkway Insurance Company

 "I have several GIAC certs. My highest exam scores are from when I use
 OnDemand training." - Brad Fulton, SMS Data Products

If you have any questions about SANS OnDemand, write to
ondemand@sans.org or call us at (301)654-7267.

And remember that every SANS OnDemand purchase earns you points towards
future OnDemand training! http://www.sans.org/info/40128

Be sure to tell your friends and colleagues about this great opportunity!

Kind Regards,

Kimie Cabreira
Director
SANS OnDemand

Just wanted to let you all know that I will be a guest on the PaulDotcom Security Weekly podcast tonight.  I will be leading a technical segment on w3af, which is a very nifty free/open source tool for web application scanning/exploitation.  Should be loads of fun!

The live stream should go up around 1845 EDT with the show starting around 1900EDT.  Further details can be found here: http://pauldotcom.com/security-weekly/

Hope to see you there.

Seth Misenar

Just received an email pitching the Community SANS SEC560 course that I will teaching in February 2009.  Glad I opened and read it, as I was informed that I will be giving a one hour webcast on 2009 Trends in Network Security.  Good to know

Here are the details:

SANS would like to give you a free sample of the training you will receive from the Community SANS Atlanta event.  On Wednesday, January 14, we will host a free one hour webcast delivered by Community SANS instructor Seth Misenar entitled “2009 Trends in Network Security”.  To register for this free webcast, please email community@sans.org and we will provide you with the registration details.

As always, please feel free to use my discount code, COINS-SM, for an upto an additional 15% off the cost of this or any Community SANS class.

Seth Misenar will be teaching SANS 401: Security Essentials and 538: Web App Pen Testing Immersion at SANS Phoenix 2009.

SEC401: Security Essentials
3/23/2009-3/28/2009

SEC538: Web Application Pen Testing Immersion
3/29/2008-3/30/2009

Seth Misenar will be teaching SANS 401: Security Essentials at SANS Calgary 2009.

SEC401: Security Essentials
4/14/2009-4/19/2009

Seth Misenar will be teaching SANS 560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking at Community SANS Atlanta 2009.

SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking
2/2/2009-2/7/2009

Discount Code:
COINS-SM
15% discount for SANS Alumni
10% discount for anyone

Seth Misenar will be teaching SANS 504 at Community SANS Ft. Lauderdale 2009.

SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling
1/19/2009-1/24/2009

Discount Code:
COINS-SM
15% discount for SANS Alumni
10% discount for anyone

Seth Misenar will be teaching SANS 542: Web Application Penetration Testing at SANS Secure Europe 2009 – Amsterdam

SEC542: Web Application Penetration Testing
5/11/2009-5/16/2009