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IT Security Training

Online Training

These free online courses are designed to provide continuing basic, intermediate, and advanced technical training to members of the UM security community. For more information on these classes or future offerings, please see the ITSS Educational Framework or  contact itss.inform@umich.edu.

• ITS 258: Network Security
• ITS 260: Mobile Device Security
• ITS 270: Intrusion Detection
• ITS 372: Advanced Web Security

Other Training for IT Security Professionals

• International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2 - Provides Information Security training and administers certification examinations for security professionals.
• Training and Education (CERT) - Offers technical and managerial courses related to creating and managing computer security incident response teams (CSIRTs), responding to and analyzing security incidents, and improving network security. This site includes a link to:
  CERT Virtual Training Environment, a Web-based library of information assurance and computer forensics, and incident response information. It contains more than 160 hours of multimedia-based instruction targeted at system administrators and computer incident first responders.
• SANS Institute - Offers security education training at conferences sponsored by the organization
  • Online Training (SANS) - Offers self-study courses that cover topics presented at conferences.
  • Onsite Training (SANS) - Offers onsite courses that cover topics presented at conferences.
  • Security 419 - SANS Web Application Security Essentials, led by SANS Mentor Shanti Suresh
• National Information Assurance Training and Education Center (NIATEC) - Supports the development of teaching standards, materials, and course materials for information assurance topics and courses.