SANS Technology Institute: Leadership Laboratory
Welcome to the Leadership Laboratory. I'm Stephen Northcutt and like many of you I am an information security manager and leader with an information technology job. At the SANS Technology Institute, we are always striving to become more skilled and knowledgeable in computer security management as well as the people side of the job. The "Leadership Labratory", for you creative spellers, is an informal set of articles and whitepapers, almost a blog, about management, information technology, and the computer security industry. As we learn more, ponder issues and research content for SANS Management 512 Security Leadership Essentials For Managers and the GIAC Security Leadership Certification, we will continue to add to this site. Our hope is for this to be a resource for the community and we would love to hear from you. Feel free to drop us a note at stephen@sans.edu. If you enjoy reading our content, you can get the latest articles by visiting this page or subscribing to our RSS feed:
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- Leadership Lab: STI Degree Candidates' Leadership Essays
SANS Technology Institute's mission is to develop the leaders of the future for the information security industry. One of our admission requirements is that an applicant complete an essay describing leadership qualities they have demonstrated in the past.
SANS Technology Institute's Leadership Essay - June 5th, 2007
By Stephen Northcutt
Stephen Northcutt explores the leadership essay requirement for students applying to The SANS Technology Institute and why STI posts those essays on its Leadership Laboratory.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - May 23rd, 2009
By Ahmed Abdel-Aziz
Ahmed has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes how he convinced his company that developing his skills in Information Security could serve and expand the company’s business.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - May 22nd, 2009
By Seth Misenar
Seth has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes the rewards of serving in a mentor leadership role, and his journey from being a SANS volunteer/facilitator to SANS Mentor/Community SANS Instructor.Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - February 17th, 2009
By Algis Kibirkstis
Algis has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes the qualities of a leader that are developed and demonstrated based on the working environments to which one is exposed. He provides an example of his own experience in the telephony industry.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - May 23rd, 2009
By Enoch Laudie
Enoch has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes several ways he provides leadership and education to the public about computer security issues.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - July 24th, 2008
By Mark Baggett
Mark has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes the following: If a leader can inspire individuals to believe in the idea or cause, then individuals will take action even if it is inconvenient.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - May 23rd, 2009
By Trenton Bond
Trenton has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes the value of the following leadership attributes: team building, persistence, and positive attitude.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - May 13th, 2008
By Tim Proffitt
Tim has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Management. His essay describes his experiences in creating the first technology security department for his employer.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - April 16th, 2008
By Brian Nolan
Brian has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes the leadership qualities he values the most and how he has used them to lead his team in an information security services practice.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - August 27th, 2008
By Jim Horwath
Jim has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes strong leadership in a time of need that saved the disaster recovery drill from becoming a disaster.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - February 22nd, 2008
By Gregory D. Farnham
Gregory Farnham has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes two leadership components: Vision and "Making your own Luck."
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - February 8th, 2008
By Emilio Valente
Emilio has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes leadership in his family life.
Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - December 7th, 2007
By Jim Beechey
Jim Beechey has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering. His essay describes three leadership qualities: focusing on fixing the problem rather than placing blame; developing others without fear; and, collaborative decision making.Leadership Essay SANS Technology Institute - September 14th, 2007
By Robert S. Turner
Robert Turner has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering; his essay describes his experiences in leadership.Leading to Patch Management - June 27th, 2007
By Brad Ruppert
Brad has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Management; this leadership essay describes his experience in developing a successful patch management strategy.
Leadership in Consulting - June 8th, 2007
By Rob VandenBrink
Rob VandenBrink has been accepted as a candidate for the MSISE degree at STI; his essay describes leadership in consulting.Leading from the Front - May 4th, 2007
By Dwayne Edwards
Dwayne Edwards has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering; his leadership essay describes his experience in leading from the front.
Leading Through Mentoring and Coaching - January 10th, 2007
By Kevin Bong
Kevin has been accepted as a candidate for the Master of Science Degree in Information Security Engineering; this leadership essay describes his experiences in leadership through mentoring, coaching and building teams.
SANS Technology Institute Leadership Essay - December 26th, 2006
By John Hally
SANS Technology Institute's mission is to develop the leaders of the future for the information security industry. One of our admission requirements is that an applicant complete an essay describing leadership qualities they have demonstrated in the past. John Hally has been accepted as a candidate for the Master's Degree at STI - he submitted this essay as part of his application.
