The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies
The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies is a for-profit Delaware corporation (File Number: 2526777) established in 1995 whose principal office is located in Bethesda, Maryland (8120 Woodmont Ave Ste 205, Bethesda, MD 20814-2784). It operates under the trademarked name SANS Institute and operates the Global Information Assurance Certification and Internet Storm Center. It is owned by Alan Paller and has estimated annual sales of $30,000,000 according to Dun & Bradstreet. Since 2002, the company has filed for over a dozen trade and service marks in areas related to information security.