We are pleased to invite you and your colleagues to attend SANS Network Security 2016 at the magnificent Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, on September 10-19. SANS Network Security is your annual networking opportunity! SANS will bring you the best in network security training, certification, and up-to-the-minute research on the most important topics in the industry today. If you have attended this event in the past, then you know how valuable it can be to your career, and to the safety and preservation of your company's online and computerized resources. Be assured that at SANS Network Security 2016, you'll get hands-on, immersion training from SANS world-class instructors and learn what it takes to stop cyber-crime for your organization. Those who attend SANS Network Security 2016 will see that SANS offers a high-energy program, hands-on labs, a huge Vendor Solutions Expo, evening talks on the timeliest security challenges, plus a myriad of networking opportunities. Choose from an extensive lineup of hands-on immersion courses with in-depth training in security, forensics, security management, or coding and development. Don't forget to find out about whether a GIAC Certification and/or an OnDemand Bundle is available for your chosen course. Advance your career by enrolling in a master's degree or a graduate certificate program from the SANS Technology Institute - regionally accredited and eligible for most tuition reimbursement plans. Choose from a Master's of Science in Information Security Engineering or Information Security Management or one of four specialized graduate certificate programs in Cybersecurity Engineering, Cyber Defense Operations, Penetration Testing or Incident Response. Apply today! We already said that networking opportunities abound at SANS Network Security 2016. Along with your course, you can attend the SANS@Night presentations, evening talks with keynote speakers, and our Vendor events. The SANS Network Security 2016 Vendor Showcase provides a look at vendor products and solutions that can help address your organization's key security issues. In addition, our vendors will be featuring Lunch & Learn sessions throughout this event. Our Caesars Palace campus is a grand setting for this incomparable SANS event. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in CORE NetWars Tournament on the evenings of September 15 & 16. NetWars Tournament is a live and timed event that runs over an intense two-day period. It is a competitive environment that creates a sense of urgency and pressure among the participants, with a real-time scoreboard available for viewing. Many enterprises, government agencies, and military organizations rely on NetWars Tournament training to help identify skilled personnel and as part of extensive hands-on skill development. Another option is SANS DFIR NetWars Tournament on the evenings of September 15 and 16. This is an incident simulator packed with a vast amount of forensic and incident response challenges, for individual or team-based "firefights." It is developed by incident responders and forensic analysts who use these skills daily to stop data breaches and solve complex crimes. DFIR NetWars Tournament allows each player to progress through multiple skill levels of increasing difficulty, learning first-hand how to solve key challenges they might experience during a serious incident. DFIR NetWars Tournament enables players to learn and sharpen new skills prior to being involved in a real incident. This industry changes daily, and the challenges you face are undoubtedly complex. If you have pen testers, forensics experts, and application and software developers on your staff, get them to come to Las Vegas. They will bring back knowledge, skills, and tools that they will put to work the day they return! - Register with discount code "EarlyBird16" and receive a discount of up to 400 USD for any 4-6 day course paid for by Wednesday, July 20, 2016. - Register with discount code "EarlyBird16" and receive a discount of up to 200 USD for any 4-6 day course paid for by Wednesday, August 10, 2016. - If the order is not paid by the early registration deadline the discount amount will automatically be reduced to the next valid early registration discount amount. - No refunds available after Wednesday, August 24, 2016.