Sans 440 vs SANS 566

omair.siddiqui

Hi Team;
I am planing to enroll myself in one or both of above courses and ned your suggestion on diferences, both cover sans top 20 control but if i a attend 566 which is more detailed, do i still get any benfit in registering 440....or to put it in other word, is 440 is something like pre-req for 566

636-555-3226

Take 566. 440 is 2 days and must be extraordinarily high level. I haven't taken either, but I do implement the Top 20 at my work and it's my guess that 2 days of reviewing the Top 20 in class is about the same as a good, thorough read of the 100-page official Top 20 plus the related documents (executive summary, etc). In other words, don't spend your money for 440

omair.siddiqui

Thanks for the tips....really helpful

joeimp

I've taken many SANS courses and I'd have to say that 566 & the GCCC exam was by far my favorite class. It covers both high level risk assessment, and details on how to implement the controls.

hilld

I just finished SEC 566 (work study) yesterday with James Tarala and it was fantastic. I don't think the 2 day version would be as good as it won't have labs and we did go deep into the weeds on a couple of the controls. Highly recommended, now I have to study for the exam.