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MANDIANT, leading providers of intelligent information security services, education and software, announced today that they are offering a series of public education courses for information security professionals in 2007.
MANDIANT’s public education calendar includes four technical and very timely courses on incident response management, malware analysis, web application security, and wireless / mobile device security in New York, Washington D.C., and California. Courses are either two or three days in duration and instructed with a complementary blend of lecture, exercises, labs and student participation.
The public course schedule for 2007 is:
| Course | Location | Days | Date |
| Incident Response Management | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | May 16 - 18, 2007 |
| Incident Response Management | Washington, DC | 3 | May 30 - June 1, 2007 |
| Wireless/Mobile Device Security | New York, NY | 2 | June 13 - 14, 2007 |
| Malware Analysis I | Washington, DC | 2 | June 20 - 21, 2007 |
| Incident Response Management | New York, NY | 3 | June 20 - 21, 2007 |
| Wireless/Mobile Device Security | Washington, DC | 2 | August 29 - 30, 2007 |
| Malware Analysis I | Washington, DC | 2 | September 13 - 14, 2007 |
“We have experienced significant demand for our education courses in a private training setting, and we want to provide the training to the public so individuals and small groups may hone their security skills while managing their security budgets,” commented Kevin Mandia, CEO.
MANDIANT also announced today that Dane Skagen has joined the company as its new Director of Education. Mr. Skagen has more than fifteen years of training and training management experience gained through his years of service in both the commercial sector, most recently at Foundstone, and as a member of the United States Marine Corps.
Said Mandia, “Dane will be a tremendous asset to the company, and we’re excited to have him on board. His proven success as a trainer and a leader will be instrumental as we expand our education service offerings to the public.”
MANDIANT’s professional education courses have been nominated by SC Magazine Awards – Best Professional Training Program for two consecutive years. We have trained hundreds of local, state and Federal law enforcement personnel. Additionally, our trainers have assisted and trained national police forces in numerous foreign countries.
To learn more about MANDIANT’s professional education programs, or to enroll in a course, please visit www.mandiant.com or email us at education@mandiant.com.
MANDIANT is the information security industry’s leading provider of incident response and computer forensics solutions and services. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Reston, Va., MANDIANT provides products, professional services and education to Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, domestic and foreign police departments and leading U.S. law firms. MANDIANT comprises one of the industry’s largest incident response and forensics forces. The authors of eleven books, MANDIANT security consultants and engineers hold top government security clearances and certifications and advanced degrees from some of the most prestigious computer science universities. To learn more about MANDIANT visit www.mandiant.com, read M-unition, the company blog: http://blog.mandiant.com, or follow on Twitter @MANDIANT.
