Center for Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Is All We Teach

Transfer your college credits to SANS.edu and become one of the most job-ready candidates in cybersecurity.

Not just for undergrads, our certificate program is for anyone (age 18 to 60+) with 2 years of college credits who wants to launch a cybersecurity career.

Undergraduate Certificate

Master's Degree

Take your InfoSec career to the highest levels — developing both hands-on technical skills and the ability to lead.

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Graduate Certificates

Advance your InfoSec career through technically focused sets of courses that sharpen job-specific skills.

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SANS.edu Research Highlights

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Cybersecurity Research from Working InfoSec Professionals

Master's degree candidates at SANS.edu conduct research that is relevant, has real world impact, and often provides cutting-edge advancements to the field of cybersecurity. View all research papers.

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Internet Storm Center

Much like the World Health Organization and its global disease monitoring network, the SANS Technology Institute, through its research wing in the Internet Storm Center (ISC), maintains and operates the world’s leading global cyber threat detection network.

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Bachelor’s Degree Internship

Our bachelor’s degree students observe and report on emerging threats in a virtual internship as Apprentice Handlers with the Internet Storm Center, gaining real-world, hands-on experience few other programs can match.

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National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity

SANS.edu Is Designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the NSA

“The CAE-CD designation is a testament to the quality of our cybersecurity faculty and programs. Our graduates are helping to meet the urgent cybersecurity needs of the U.S. government, industry, academia, and research, and we are proud to be part of a select group of cyber programs to have received this important designation.”

- Ed Skoudis, SANS Technology Institute President

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SANS.edu Sentinels Win Spring 2023 National Cyber League Competition

Congratulations to the SANS.edu Sentinels for winning the National Cyber League Spring 2023 team competition and earning the #1 Power Ranking in the Experienced Student bracket. Meet the winning team.

#1 Power Ranking in the Experienced Student bracket
#1 Team in the Experienced Student bracket
All 8 SANS.edu Experienced Student teams were among the Top 100 teams in the Experienced Student bracket
All 3 SANS.edu Standard Student teams made the Top 100 teams in the Standard Student bracket
More than 30% of the Top 100 individual players in the Experienced Student bracket were SANS.edu Sentinels

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SANS.edu participants in International Cyber Challenge

SANS.edu Helps Team USA Win Medal at First International Cyber Challenge

We’re so proud of the SANS.edu participants in Team USA’s bronze medal performance at the first International Cyber Challenge — including TJ O’Connor (coach), Akosua Wordie, Susie Jeziorowski, and Andrew Phillips.

Did you know? SANS.edu participants, including alternates and virtual players, composed 20% of Team USA.

Cybersecurity Resources

Keep up to date with the most important cyber security news, with context provided by subject matter experts within the SANS community.

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Explore a range of free tools and resources for students at all stages of their cybersecurity career.

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Discover a variety of virtual training events available to SANS.edu students and the global cybersecurity community.

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News from SANS.edu

Discover what our alumni are up to now. Read the profiles.

SANS Technology Institute Sentinels Triumph Again: #1 Power Ranking at NCL Spring 2023 Showdown! Read the press release.

SANS Technology Institute president Ed Skoudis writes about Pen testing amid the rise of AI-powered threat actors in TechTarget. Read the TechTarget article.

Shining Stars in ICS Cybersecurity: Tim Conway and SANS Technology Institute Students are Honored with Prestigious Michael J. Assante Awards. Read the press release.

SANS.edu Sentinels Wrap Up 2022 with #1 Power Ranking at Spring National Cyber League Competition and #2 Power Ranking at Fall NCL Competition. Read the press release.

SANS.edu Sentinels Finish in Top 10 at the 2022 NSA Codebreaker Challenge. Read the press release.

SANS.edu Sentinels Take Top Prizes at Spring 2022 National Cyber League Competition. Read the press release.

SANS Technology Institute Announces Inaugural Winners of the HBCU Scholarship CTF Competition. Read the press release.

SANS Technology Institute Selects Ed Skoudis as its President. Read the press release.

Governance

Board

The Board of Directors coordinates the work and initiatives of the SANS Technology Institute's departments and committees in service of the college and its students.

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Departments

At the SANS Technology Institute, administrators, admissions specialists, and student advisors work together to design processes and services that support students and the learning environment.

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Committees

The SANS Technology Institute's operating committees oversee educational programming, financial objectives, and long range planning.

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Contact Us

Center Email: bmarchant@sans.edu
Point of Contact: Betsy Marchant

Cybersecurity Is All We Teach

Study with the best faculty in cyber security

SANS.edu Research Highlights

SANS.edu Is Designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense by the NSA

SANS.edu Sentinels Win Spring 2023 National Cyber League Competition

SANS.edu Helps Team USA Win Medal at First International Cyber Challenge

Cybersecurity Resources

News from SANS.edu

Governance

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