Forward Defense is a leading IT security,  incident response, digital forensics, and audit company based in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi
Joined January 2017
🚨 KICKOFF WEBCAST 🚨 @joswr1ght and @bettersafetynet kickoff an experiment where they pledge to change their default shells to PowerShell for the month of July, writing up their experiences every day along the way. #MonthOfPowerShell Register here: sans.org/u/1lY3
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Join @bettersafetynet @johullrich @bojanz for this EMERGENCY LIVE STREAM on the newly published #RCE vulnerability #log4j We'll go over exploitation details & discuss what blue teams can do to detect the attack and protect their environments. Join: youtu.be/oC2PZB5D3Ys
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No plans this weekend? Come learn with us! We will be running another session of our 6-hour Free Threat Hunt Training this Saturday! Sat, Aug 28 | 11AM - 5PM EDT Register Now: attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg… This session will have updated labs and slides!
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An innovative new approach – starting with the gamification of cybersecurity education -- is America’s best shot at solving the ongoing cyber skills shortage. Learn more at the Cyber Talent CIO Forum → cybertalentinstitute.org #cybersecurity
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The SANS Purple Team Summit runs this coming Monday and Tuesday and is free for everyone. Check out the agenda and register here: sans.org/event/purple-team-s…
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🚨 Today's Ransomware Emergency Webcast kicks off in 15 MINUTES! Register now and join Tim Conway and Jeff Shearer as they discuss the current situation and steps to protect critical infrastructure environments! Register Here: sans.org/u/1dzE
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SEC504 has just received a major update. 70% of the course is entirely new! Come hear lead author @joswr1ght speak about the update & give a walk-through of some labs directly from the new course. Register here: sans.org/u/15Ku #SEC504 #GCIH
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Are you a night owl living in the Western US? #SANSLiveOnline makes it possible to train anytime, from anywhere. Check out SANS Pacific 2020 courses like #SEC504 w/ Steve Anson (@ForwardDefense) & #SEC599 w/ @jimshew. 6/7 - 6/18 5pm PDT More info here: sans.org/u/12v7
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Are you a night owl living in the Western US? #SANSLiveOnline makes it possible to train anytime, from anywhere. Check out SANS Pacific 2020 courses like #SEC504 w/ Steve Anson (@ForwardDefense) & #SEC599 w/ @jimshew. 6/7 - 6/18 5pm PDT More info here: sans.org/u/12v7
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Are you a night owl living in the Western US? #SANSLiveOnline makes it possible to train anytime, from anywhere. Check out SANS Pacific 2020 courses like #SEC504 w/ Steve Anson (@ForwardDefense) & #SEC599 w/ @jimshew. 6/7 - 6/18 5pm PDT More info here: sans.org/u/12v7
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Great new book out by Steve Anson (@ForwardDefense). Also, thanks for the shout out!
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For the safety of our students, staff, and instructors, all SANS live events from now until June 1st have been modified. We have our Training Guarantee in place and are working on free resources to support the community. Full statement here: sans.org/u/10Z5
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🗣️ Today’s training on recon was a definite eye opener into the realm of undiscovered tactics. I am really happy with this course.” – Abhimanyu Iyer, ServiceNow taken from Steve Anson’s SEC504 class at SANS Secure India 2020. Study with Steve: sans.org/u/10tN
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Just got this book by @ForwardDefense ! So far so good, packed with lots of content!!! #DFIR
NEW release: Applied Incident Response! Understand and know the techniques to any network! ow.ly/CgS850wCbo9
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Thanks for the book, @ForwardDefense - I'm looking forward to reading it!
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NEW release: Applied Incident Response! Understand and know the techniques to any network! ow.ly/CgS850wCbo9
Get your copy of Applied Incident Response, by Forward Defense Director Steve Anson, now available on Amazon. #ITSecurity #cyber #DFIR linkedin.com/posts/steveanso…
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In this webcast, you will learn how to protect yourself from this vulnerability & how to detect possible exploit attempts. We will show how attackers find vulnerable devices & discuss if any exploits have already been detected in the wild. Register: dfir.to/Citrix
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SANS Instructor Steve Anson is teaching our sold-out SEC504 course at #SANSKuwait this week. In this video, Steve gives more insight into why you should consider taking this course at a future event!
تغطية كفو لفعالية @SANSEMEA الكويت. #SANSKuwait
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