SANS Institute to Host World-Class Cyber Security Training a

Helen.zhang SG

SINGAPORE /PRNewswire/ -- SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced that four training courses coming to SANS October Singapore 2015 are approved under the Critical Infocomm Technology Resource Programme (CITREP) II Emerging Infocomm Skills. The Singapore cyber security training event will take place October 12-24 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel.

Under CITREP II, Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) will partner with training providers to develop and offer quality infocomm professional development technology courses in areas aligned to build local core of ICT professionals with Smart Nation capabilities.

Training courses and certifications which impart knowledge and skills in the identified skill areas will be evaluated and endorsed under CITREP II. Self-sponsored trainees and organisations sponsoring their employees in these endorsed courses and certifications can apply for CITREP II funding support.

The following four SANS courses coming to SANS October Singapore are approved under CITREP II Emerging Infocomm Skills and as such the course tuition is reimbursable by the IDA up to 50% of the net payable course and certification/assessment fees, capped at SGD 2,500 per trainee and the GIAC related GIAC Certification exam Up to 50% of the net payable certification/ assessment fees, capped at SGD 500 per trainee:

This program applies to Singapore Citizens and registration must be via one of SANS' Singapore authorized Course Providers, Banff Cyber or COSEINC. For full details, please refer to the IDA website:www.ida.gov.sg/Programmes-Partnership/Store/Critical-Infocomm-Technology-Resource-Programme-CITREP

For a complete list of courses, or to register for SANS October Singapore 2015, please visit:http://www.sans.org/u/4rm

About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. SANS is the most trusted and, by far, the largest provider of cyber security training and certification to professionals at governments and commercial institutions world-wide. Renowned SANS instructors teach over 50 different courses at more than 200 live cyber security training events as well as online. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, validates employee qualifications via 27 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. The SANS Technology Institute, a regionally accredited independent subsidiary, offers master's degrees in cyber security. SANS offers a myriad of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, and newsletters; it also operates the Internet's early warning system--the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners, representing varied global organizations from corporations to universities, working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)