Hacking by Numbers:
Chief of Staff

Overview

Chief of Staff is a brand new concept: A security course aimed at technical and business leaders. The latest offering in SensePost's acclaimed 'Hacking By Numbers' series, this course brings IT and IT Security managers real technical information in a language they can relate to. No technical jargon, no acronyms or techno-speak, just good, solid information presented in a way that managers can apply to make better decisions. This course is designed to empower managers by cutting through the technical barriers and presenting them with useful facts and decision-making skills.

Prerequisites

SensePost will provide fully configured laptop computers as well as CDs with all the tools and materials used in the course. Students need to ensure they have the necessary level of skill. This course touches on various different programming languages on different platforms and, as such, requires attendees to have some basic programming experience. However, it is thinking-oriented, not really coding-oriented, and would thus be accessible to even the most novice programmer. A solid practical grasp of fundamental penetration testing tools and techniques is also expected. Students without the requisite technical skills are encouraged to consider 'Cadet Edition' or 'Bootcamp Edition' first.

Context

This course can be done independently of all the other SensePost courses provided that the skills prerequisites are all met.

Who should attend

This course offers a fresh perspective from which anyone involved in information security will benefit. Clearly, the target audience is the risk manager, the IT manager, the CIO or the CSO of a corporation. However, senior technical professionals, consultant, IT auditors and other enthusiasts will also find the course interesting and informative. This course has no prerequisites.

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