Rick Grimaldi, the K logix Director of Technical Services, recently participated in a six-day SANS GIAC GSEC course. As part of the extensive K logix education program, the entire technical services team receives four weeks of training and classroom education per year. The strong focus on knowledge and education at K logix is one of the reasons our team members are considered leaders and trusted experts in the security industry. Our team benefits from the high-quality of instruction and resources provided by the SANS organization, allowing us to take away skills and knowledge from this world-class leader.
About the course
The GIAC GSEC course focused on teaching individuals the essential skills and techniques needed to protect and secure an organization's critical information assets and business systems. Along with an overall informative program, Rick benefitted from the wide range of topics covered in the course, as well as the level of depth and understanding presented for each topic. Rick believes that SANS GSEC is a great compliment to the ISC2 CISSP. Although there is some overlap, CISSP is a bird’s eye view and GSEC is more in the trenches, making both courses very valuable to all security professionals.
Important takeaways from the course
One of the most important takeaways was the concept of thinking more in the offensive security mindset. Rick learned how to build a security roadmap that can scale today as well as into the future. It is important to understand that the level of success for a hacker relies on the level of defense an organization possesses. It is vital that organizations understand what works in cyber security, which means taking a risk-based approach to cyber defense. Rick learned about a wide range of tools that can be used to exploit vulnerabilities, and how to utilize these to defend an organization. The question “What would a hacker do?” is an important one to ask when approaching any security issue. Furthermore, diving into the mind of a cyber-criminal delivers security professionals a platform to structure a security program so it withstands and outsmarts harmful attacks.
The entire team at K logix is looking forward to many upcoming SANS courses.
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