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The SANS Institute (officially the Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies) is a private U.S. for-profit company [ 1] founded in 1989 that specializes in information security, cybersecurity training, and selling certificates. Topics available for training include cyber and network defenses, penetration testing, incident response, digital ...
Penetration test. A penetration test, colloquially known as a pentest, is an authorized simulated cyberattack on a computer system, performed to evaluate the security of the system; [ 1] this is not to be confused with a vulnerability assessment. [ 2] The test is performed to identify weaknesses (or vulnerabilities ), including the potential ...
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Public key certificate. In cryptography, a public key certificate, also known as a digital certificate or identity certificate, is an electronic document used to prove the validity of a public key. [ 1][ 2] The certificate includes the public key and information about it, information about the identity of its owner (called the subject), and the ...
The CIS Controls (formerly called the Center for Internet Security Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense) is a publication of best practice guidelines for computer security. The project was initiated early in 2008 in response to extreme data losses experienced by organizations in the US defense industrial base. [ 1]
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) is an information security certification entity that specializes in technical and practical certification as well as new research in the form of its GIAC Gold program. SANS Institute founded the certification entity in 1999 and the term GIAC is trademarked by The Escal Institute of Advanced ...
Information security standards. Information security standards (also cyber security standards[ 1]) are techniques generally outlined in published materials that attempt to protect the cyber environment of a user or organization. [ 2] This environment includes users themselves, networks, devices, all software, processes, information in storage ...
CISSP ( Certified Information Systems Security Professional) is an independent information security certification granted by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium, also known as ISC2. As of July 2022, there were 156,054 ISC2 members holding the CISSP certification worldwide. [ 1]