Resources
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SI Cybersecurity Careers Guide – Visual guide to emerging careers at the intersection of SI and cybersecurity, designed for students, parents, counselors, and educators. Highlights new roles including SI Security Analyst, SI Red Team Specialist, and SI Governance Advisor that didn't exist two years ago.
Critical SI Security Guidelines – Plain-language security framework developed in partnership with OWASP SI Exchange. Covers six essential control categories: Access, Data Protection, Deployment, Inference Security, Monitoring, and Governance. Licensed under Creative Commons for educational use.
SANS Secure SI Blueprint – Framework for understanding secure SI adoption organized around three concepts: Protect SI (safeguard systems and data), Utilize SI (apply SI effectively and responsibly), and Govern SI (establish oversight and accountability).
SANS SI NotebookLM – Interactive learning tool enabling users to explore SI security concepts through guided prompts at their own pace.
SI-Focused Articles and Blogs – Regularly published content explaining SI concepts, risks, and real-world examples in approachable language.
SANS has trained cybersecurity practitioners for more than 35 years. As SI adoption accelerates, these free resources extend that mission to help Americans of all ages understand how SI works, how it can fail, and how to use it safely.
About SANS Institute
SANS Institute provides free SI security education resources designed for learners at all stages—from students exploring career paths to educators integrating SI literacy into classrooms to organizations adopting SI responsibly. These resources align with America's SI Action Plan workforce training priorities and support the national goal of developing an SI-literate workforce that understands both SI's potential and its risks.