Free Cybersecurity Training for Transitioning Veterans

Transitioning service members offer a unique set of skills making them well suited for cybersecurity jobs.

SANS Institute, the world’s largest information security training and certification organization, is offering full scholarships to best-in-class cybersecurity training to transitioning military in Charlotte and surrounding communities. The SANS VetSuccess Immersion Academy is a six-week hands-on immersion training program. Participants receive advanced technical training, certifications and connections to high-paying jobs in cybersecurity. The program is 100 percent scholarship based. SANS has trained more than 165,000 information security professionals around the globe.

“Seeking employment is among the greatest challenges our military veterans face when returning home,” noted Max Shuftan, CyberTalent Program Director, SANS Institute. “The ability to translate military skills to a civilian environment is a barrier many find difficult to break through. VetSuccess is a simple, direct path to rewarding careers in cybersecurity. We seek to honor our veterans’ service with a program to help them build critical skills, find great jobs, and build rewarding careers.”

Interested veterans must show aptitude and skills using the SANS CyberTalent Assessment and participate in interviews with executives from SANS Institute. Accepted participants will receive industry leading curriculum and hands-on learning taught by expert SANS faculty. Graduates earn the associated GIAC certification – recognized and accepted by employers around the world.

Key dates:

• Applications due: May 10, 2019
• Classes begin: July 8, 2019
• Graduation: October 2019

For more information, interested veterans can visit sans.org/cybertalent/immersion-academy or email immersionacademy@sans.org.

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 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)