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Cyber Security Research

Students in our bachelor’s and master’s degree programs conduct research that makes a meaningful contribution to the body of cybersecurity knowledge. SANS.edu is proud to be an NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.

SANS.edu Research Highlights

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Research Review Journal
Explore published research by SANS.edu master’s degree students in the SANS Technology Institute Research Review Journal. Learn from the findings of students who are addressing the challenges they face as cybersecurity professionals.
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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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“I was surprised by how many attacks/port scans I encountered so soon after setting up the honeypot for my internship. Doing research on them has given me a deeper understanding of a variety of attacks and made me more confident in my ability to defend my own network." – Josh Levine

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Cybersecurity Research Papers

In addition to pursuing class and lab exercises, SANS master's degree candidates conduct faculty-guided research, write and publish their work, and present their findings in webcasts.

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Quantifying Threat Actor Assessments | STAR Webcast

Andy Piazza, Chief Evangelist at phia LLC and a SANS.edu master’s student, discusses his research on quantifying threat assessments in this STAR Webcast with SANS Certified Instructor and Principal Intelligence Analyst for Red Canary Katie Nickels.

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"I receive compliments from senior leadership when I present — all directly related to feedback I received from my SANS faculty research advisors. When SANS.edu advertises that the program changes careers, this is a concrete example — it's the best graduate program on the planet." - Jim Horwath, Director of Security Engineering, Guardian Life

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