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Shearwater Solutions is pleased to announce the opening of its Canberra Office. And the appointment of Michael Hodge as the senior account manager based in Canberra with responsibly for activities and developments. Michael has strong experience in the market having worked previously for Federal departments.
Martin Kaldor, Shearwater’s Business Development Manager commented that Shearwater has been active in the Canberra market for some time and provides solutions to a number of organisations . With expanding activity in Canberra Shearwater has recognised the need for a local office that is better placed to service the Canberra market.
Contact details for Shearwater’s Canberra office are + 61 2 6251 3575
SANS Institute and Shearwater Solutions Announce Major New Security Training Conference in Canberra
Partnership to advance skills and knowledge of security professionals in Australian and New Zealand
SYDNEY, NSW and BETHESDA, MARYLAND — January 28, 2008 — The SANS Institute andShearwater Solutions today announced an agreement for Shearwater to represent SANS in the Australia, New Zealand (ANZ) marketplace.
Enormous growth in attacker sophistication has made many security techniques obsolete or inadequate. In the past two years, the SANS Institute has trained more than 28,000 security professionals in updated techniques and how to put them to work. With this announcement, those same, intense, up-to-date, hands-on security programs will be made available throughout Australia and New Zealand, beginning in Canberra on June 30, 2008 (www.sans.org/canberra08).
"I have attended courses run by several vendors, SANS are the best - the only ones worth attending." Will Blake, CSC
"SANS is the best security professional training available" Luke Jarmaine, Australian Government Department of Defence
SANS chose Shearwater Solutions as its partner in this initiative because Shearwater has a great track record in providing both training and security services and can ensure the education programs meet the specific needs of people in the ANZ region.
Shearwater has a long standing relationship with SANS. Mark Hofman, a director of Shearwater, is the first SANS certified trainer in the region. Shearwater is also actively involved in the SANS community and is part of the Internet Storm Centre activities that provide the Internet’s Early Warning System. Shearwater has assisted SANS in the past with event planning and co-ordination and this appointment formalises the relationship between the two parties and provides the platform for growth of SANS services and training certifications in the region.
Shearwater and SANS have announced two significant events for 2008 calendar year with additional events to be added. The first training event for 2008 is scheduled in Canberra June 30 – July 5 (www.sans.org/canberra08). Another event is scheduled for Sydney in October.
Australian and New Zealand government agencies, banks, universities, hospitals and other enterprises have recognised the value of SANS training and have attended many SANS training courses over the years. Students have come from more than 300 ANZ organisations including:
Australian Defence Force |
Telecom New Zealand |
Australian Taxation Office |
Victoria University |
Royal Australian Air Force |
ASB Bank |
Royal Australian Navy |
Ernst & Young |
National Australia Bank |
General Electric |
Telstra |
BHP |
Cisco Australia |
Unisys Australia |
Rio Tinto |
Bank of New Zealand |
IBM Australia |
Thales Group Australia |
Hertz Australia |
Tenix Defence Pty Ltd |
Airways New Zealand |
Sun Microsystems |
Sydney Children’s Hospital |
Statistics New Zealand |
Australian National University |
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
Raytheon Australia |
Qantas Airlines |
"Overall, SANS has the most valuable training courses as it comes closest to real-life threats, risks and techniques." Valerie Lavadia, Unisys Australia
"I would select a SANS course over any other after being through this course. I was impressed by the depth of knowledge of the instructor. I am glad to be a geek." Steven Atcheson, MSC
"The content level was brilliant, covered a wide range and gave a comprehensive overview of every aspect to securing systems." Sarah Aulsberry, DCSA
About SANS.
SANS was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Its programs reach more than 165,000 security professionals, auditors, system administrators, network administrators, chief information security officers, and CIOs who share the lessons they are learning and jointly find solutions to the challenges they face. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in government agencies, corporations, and universities around the world who invest hundreds of hours each year in research and teaching to help the entire information security community.
To develop the technology leaders needed to help strengthen the world-wide defensive information community, the SANS Technology Institute was created as a degree-granting affiliate of SANS. It is one of the nation's leading graduate schools devoted to the study of information security.
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) provides IT security professionals with certification in the areas of security administration, management, operations, legal, audit, and software security. GIAC assures and validates that certified individuals have practical awareness, knowledge, and skills in key areas of computer, network, and software security. Visit SANS at http://www.sans.org or email info@sans.org.
About Shearwater Solutions
Protecting and managing information assets are critical requirements for organisations. Growing needs for compliance, regulatory and business practices require information security developments focused on corporate objectives. Shearwater Solutions provides specialised information security solutions and services to address these issues, focusing on the Australian and New Zealand region. The solutions and services include all aspects of information security, specialised business consulting, integrated solutions, training as well as managed and outsourcing services.
Shearwater's clients include Federal, State and Local government as well as financial services, manufacturing, health, telecommunication and retail enterprises. Shearwater partners with leading technology providers, has strong alliances internationally and is a long standing supporter of the Australian Information Security Association. Visit Shearwater at http://www.shearwater.com.au
For further information, contact Ray Kantor at Shearwater, +61 2 9488 4600
The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) is maintaining its leading position as the prime Australian organization supporting Information Security professionals and contribution of Information Security to Australian organizations.
Shearwater has a history of sponsorship and contribution to AISA and is pleased to announce that Raymond Kantor a director of Shearwater Solutions has been elected to the executive committee of the Australian Information and Security Association (AISA) in the capacity of Treasurer.
Martin Kaldor who has a long standing association with AISA as past chair and executive member will also continue his support of the organization in strategic and special interest group activities.