Course Length: 16 Hours
Tuition: $25-575 per person
Includes: Certificate of participation, six months access to class recordings.
Note: This is a Pay-What-You-Can course. Your access to the Cyber Range will vary depending on how much you pay. (Details below.)

This page is for the Live version of this course. See below for any trainings currently scheduled. If there are no training sessions scheduled at this time, there may be an On-Demand version available.
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Course Description
This 16-hour information security training course will cover the core security skills all Security Operation Center (SOC) analysts need to have. These are the skills that all Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) SOC team members need to have.
Pay-What-You-Can and Cyber Range Access
Cyber Range access varies depending on payment level.
Tuition Paid | Cyber Range Access |
---|---|
Less than $295 | No Cyber Range Access |
$295+ | Six Months Cyber Range Access |
Full Price – $575 | Twelve Months Cyber Range Access |
Trainer & Author

John Strand has consulted and taught thousands of classes and hundreds of organizations in the areas of security, regulatory compliance, and penetration testing. He is a coveted speaker and much-loved former SANS instructor and course author. John is a contributor to the industry shaping Penetration Testing Execution Standard and 20 Critical Security Controls frameworks.
In 2008, John founded Black Hills Information Security (BHIS), a pentesting company that strives to understand its clients from a holistic perspective, emphasizing collaboration and education over stunt hacking. Since then, BHIS has grown to become a “tribe of companies” that includes Antisyphon Infosec Training, Active Countermeasures (ACM), Wild West Hackin’ Fest (WWHF), and more!
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