Security on a Shoestring Course

Charged with protecting your organization on little or no security budget? Join KanREN for this two-session, hybrid course--part online (Feb 16), part in-person/hands-on (Feb 27)--targeted to help small to medium-sized organizations with implementing a security program with little to no security budget.

While larger organizations are able to purchase necessary equipment and hire staff dedicated to security, small and medium-sized organizations are not able to keep up. With more demands on limited budgets and as prices for security products and services continue to skyrocket, the challenge is tougher than ever. Hackers know this and have redirected their efforts in hopes of pulling off the next large-scale breach.

There are plenty of low-cost, no-cost solutions available to organizations that have slim budgets. In this course, you will learn how to implement these cost effective solutions within your organization.

This hybrid course will launch via an online session on Friday, Feb 16 (9am-11amCST via Zoom Conferencing) followed by an all-day, hands-on training day on Tuesday, Feb. 27 (8:30am-5pmCST at the KanREN Office). The online session will focus on policy frameworks and risk management considerations that will guide your approach to implementing open source security tools, information sharing and threat intelligence resources which we pursuit during the hands-on training day on Tuesday, Feb 27.

Jason Brown, Chief Information Security Officer with our partner, Merit Network in Michigan will facilitate this course to help you improve your organization’s security posture.

Continental Breakfast and Lunch provided for the February 27th in-person workshop

Registration deadline: Friday, February 16, 2018

Event dates: Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 from 9am to 11am CST via Zoom Conferencing AND Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018 from 8:30am to 5:00pm CST at the KanREN office