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SANS Institute
Cybersecurity training and certification provider that also runs free webcasts and summits.
Upcoming
26MondayOct
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7:30 to 8:30 AM
Hiring Your First AI Security Agent: Evaluating Agents Like You Hire People
This session reframes agent adoption as a hiring decision. It covers what to document before an agent touches production, how to audit and red team what it actually does, how to evaluate performance
27TuesdayOct
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11 AM to 12 PM
The New Priorities for Critical Infrastructure Preparedness
What should critical infrastructure leaders prioritize when communications degrade and outside support is delayed?
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3 to 4 PM
SANS Miami 2026, SANS@Night: The Evolution of Vulnerability Management
This talk will take us on a trip down memory lane to cover the past, present, and future of offensive security and exposure management.
28WednesdayOct
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5 to 6 AM
Trust Under Attack: AI-Enabled Threats in Africa's Financial Sector
Attackers have worked out that stealing an identity is cheaper than breaking a control and that deepfakes can be used to approve payments.
1SundayNov
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5:30 to 6:30 PM
Leading from Anywhere
Leadership decides whether a cyber programme succeeds or stalls. Your position on the org chart has nothing to do with whether you are the leader.
2MondayNov
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6 AM to 2 PM
SANS AI/SI Cybersecurity Summit Fall 2026 (live online pass)
Two-day SANS AI summit with keynotes from PwC, AWS, Google TIG, Mastercard and Daniel Miessler; US$100 live-online pass.
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12 to 2 PM
Investigating Threats to AI: Incident Response to Compromised AI Workloads (virtual workshop)
Hands-on SANS workshop tracing a compromised credential into Amazon Bedrock agents using GuardDuty, Security Hub, CloudTrail and Athena.
3TuesdayNov
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7 to 8:30 AM
AI Summit Fall Solutions Track 2026
Artificial intelligence is transforming how security teams detect threats, automate response, and make critical decisions—but effective adoption requires more than just powerful tools.
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3 to 4 PM
SANS Raleigh 2026, SANS@Night: Self Improving Guardrails for Coding Agents
This session focuses on AI coding guardrails: practical, developer-friendly controls that help teams adopt coding assistants with confidence while maintaining strong security, governance, and
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6 to 7 PM
SANS San Francisco 2026, SANS@Night: 2026 SOC Survey Review
Crowley has published the SOC Survey for a decade. This session will start with high level findings, then deep dive into Jupyterlab python minutae as he discusses the analysis he performed to attempt
4WednesdayNov
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7:30 to 8:30 AM
The Shift from Automation to Agency: Agentic AI Threats and SOC Autonomy
SANS survey webcast with Dave Shackleford on moving from SOC automation to agent-driven operations.
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8 to 9 AM
How to Get Expert Results from AI-Assisted Malware Analysis
AI can speed malware analysis, but only with expert guidance. Learn how to direct, isolate, and verify an AI agent using REMnux MCP, and leave with a repeatable pattern for safer, more reliable
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4 to 4:30 PM
SANS Raleigh 2026: Fireside Chat with GIAC Security Experts
Join Todd Beadle, Senior Principal Security Architect, and Chris Cockerham, Senior Principal Security Engineer—both GIAC Security Experts at State Employees’ Credit Union of North Carolina.
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5:30 to 6 PM
SANS San Francisco 2026, SANS@Night: Q-day is coming: Are you ready Post Quantum Cryptography?
This session provides a practical, business-aligned introduction to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) for security and risk leaders.
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6 to 7 PM
SANS San Francisco 2026, SANS@Night: A Guide into the World of Agentic AI
AI is definitely the word of the last year, but it feels this field evolves so rapidly that news from yesterday already feels like old.
9MondayNov
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5:30 to 6:30 AM
The Manipulator’s Playbook: What Every Investigator Should Know About Modern Influence Ops
This talk breaks down why actors manipulate information, the incentives that drive them, and the tactics they use to distort perception at scale.
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7:30 to 8:30 AM
How Predictive AI Is Rewriting the Attacker Timeline
Most "AI security" tools just summarize what already happened. This one tries to predict what happens next.
10TuesdayNov
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7:30 to 10:30 AM
SANS 2026 State of ICS/OT Security Survey Insights: Industrial Cybersecurity at a Crossroads
SANS presents its ninth annual ICS/OT security survey; 3 CPE.
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8 to 9 AM
Redirector Strategies for Red Team C2 Server
Poorly designed C2 infrastructure can expose a Red Team operation. Join David Mayer to compare redirector strategies, learn how to configure them, and build more resilient infrastructure that better
11WednesdayNov
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3 to 4 AM
From Config Files to Attack Paths: AI and the Collapse of the OT Knowledge Barrier
This talk demonstrates the technique on a real PLC. Don C. Weber will show what the AI produced, what it got right, and what it cost.
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8 to 9 AM
The SOC Analyst in the Age of AI: What’s Changing, What Still Matters, and How to Keep Up
AI can speed up investigations, but it can also lead analysts astray. Join John Hubbard to explore where AI helps, which SOC skills still matter, and how SEC450’s major update prepares analysts for
16MondayNov
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5:30 to 6:30 AM
How to Learn Faster with AI: Sampling Broadly, Delving Efficiently, and Absorbing Fully
This practical session lays out an AI-driven workflow: spot the topics worth your attention in seconds and skip the noise, capture and transcribe online media using Dev Tools and speech-to-text, then
17TuesdayNov
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7 AM to 1 PM
Fall Cyber Solutions Fest 2026: Emerging Technologies Track
Day-long SANS virtual track on AI-driven defense, autonomous security operations, quantum-resilient architecture and CNAPP.
18WednesdayNov
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7 AM to 1 PM
Fall Cyber Solutions Fest 2026: Identity Security and Zero Trust Track
SANS virtual track on identity attacks, token manipulation, MFA fatigue and zero trust enforcement.
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7 AM to 1 PM
Fall Cyber Solutions Fest 2026: SOC Track
SANS virtual track for SOC analysts and leaders on detection engineering, AI-assisted triage and hybrid SOC design.
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8 to 9 AM
The Latest in AI: How MCPs and Plugins Are Changing Everything
AI is now a direct interface to your tools, accounts, and workflows. This webcast explains MCPs, plugins, agents, and skills in plain terms, showing how they boost productivity, reshape work, and
19ThursdayNov
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1:30 to 2:30 AM
A New Era of xOT Cybersecurity Threats
Join Robert M. Lee to explore how critical infrastructure organizations must rethink OT cybersecurity preparedness in a new era of nation-state threats.
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7 AM to 1 PM
Fall Cyber Solutions Fest 2026: AI Track
SANS virtual track on AI in detection, triage, threat hunting and the risks of adversarial AI.
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7 AM to 1 PM
Fall Cyber Solutions Fest 2026: Threat Intelligence Track
SANS virtual track on turning threat data into decisions with automation, adversary profiling and AI-assisted analysis.
20FridayNov
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10 to 11 AM
The Agents You Didn't Know You Had: Shadow AI and the AI Supply Chain
Shadow AI goes far beyond employees using chatbots. Join Matt Bromiley and Sounil Yu to explore hidden agents, AI supply chain risks, and practical governance for controlling what agents can access
23MondayNov
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5:30 to 6:30 AM
Cyber Incidents: Protecting Your Data in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence and large language models are changing how cybersecurity work gets done, and there is no opting out of the pace of that change.
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5:30 to 6:30 AM
Should You Secure Your Vendors?
Organisations rely on third parties to operate and scale. Blind reliance introduces risk — and most vendor risk programmes are not built to catch it.
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6:30 to 7:30 AM
Threat Hunting in the Age of AI: What Still Needs You
Threat hunting is becoming increasingly automated. But not every part of the process can — or should — be handed over to AI.
2WednesdayDec
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9 to 10 AM
Building Your 2027 Cybersecurity Audit Plan
Build a 2027 audit plan that does more than check boxes. Join James Tarala to align audits with risk, governance, and emerging requirements, turning limited resources into a roadmap that delivers
3ThursdayDec
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5 to 6 AM
Africa's Ransomware Landscape in 2026: Who's Attacking, How They Get In, and How to Defend
In this session, Ismael Valenzuela, SANS Author and Senior Instructor, breaks down the ransomware and extortion landscape facing African organisations: which groups are most active, how they get in,
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7:30 to 8 AM
AI Threats to OT and ICS Security: How Industrial Organizations Are Detecting, Defending Against, and Adopting AI in Operational Technology
AI transformed business and IT security. Now it's crossing into OT, bringing the same efficiency gains, the same defensive potential, and the same adversarial capabilities into environments that were
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10 to 11 AM
The Unpatched Long Tail: What Your Patch Program Misses
Most patching programs cover the obvious software. The real risk often sits outside that core set: user-installed apps, niche tools, legacy software, and unsupported packages that quietly remain
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10 to 11 AM
Reskilling Cybersecurity Roles and Teams in the AI Era
AI is rewriting cybersecurity roles faster than training plans can keep up. This webinar helps leaders, HR teams, and practitioners identify reskilling priorities, update workforce strategy, and
4FridayDec
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10 to 11 AM
Microsegmentation Buyer's Guide: How to Evaluate Solutions for Zero Trust and Hybrid Cloud
Join SANS for a practical look at what to evaluate before investing in microsegmentation.
7MondayDec
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6:30 to 7:30 AM
Should You Secure Your Vendors?
Organisations rely on third parties to operate and scale. Blind reliance introduces risk — and most vendor risk programmes are not built to catch it.
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10 to 11 AM
The Agentic SOC: Machine-Speed Detection, Investigation, and Response with AI Agents
In this webinar, we’ll explore what an agentic SOC looks like in practice using Google SecOps.
8TuesdayDec
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3 to 4 AM
2026 Retrospective and What to Budget for in 2027
Cyberattacks accelerated last year with the rise of AI, while the familiar root causes remained largely unchanged.
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4 to 5 PM
SANS Dallas 2026, SANS@Night: The Anatomy of AI Agents for Infosec Professionals
Join us for an exciting, hands-on exploration where we transform a humble chat completion script into a sophisticated, fully agentic AI system, all through a series of live, iterative demonstrations.
9WednesdayDec
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7:30 to 10:30 AM
SANS 2026 Detection and Response Survey Report: Signals, Not Noise
SANS presents its third annual Detection and Response survey; 3 CPE and full report access.
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5:30 to 6:30 PM
SANS Dallas 2026, SANS@Night: Make a Dent in The Universe: The Infosec Startup
In this talk we’ll discuss startups, including how important having a “great idea” may or may not be, funding options, as well as “exit” strategies.
10ThursdayDec
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7:30 to 8:30 AM
Beyond Human Identity: Securing the Agentic Workforce with Zero Trust
Zero trust was built for humans clicking through requests, one at a time, with judgment behind every action. Agentic AI changes that equation entirely.
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10 to 11 AM
Beyond the Weakest Link: New Research on Defending the Human Edge in the Age of AI
SANS and Sidekick research webcast testing whether employees really are the weakest link.
14MondayDec
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6:30 to 7:30 AM
2026 Retrospective and What to Budget for in 2027
Ideal for CISOs, security leaders, and anyone building or defending a security budget for the year ahead.
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9 AM
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2026
A week of SANS training with 41 courses, a NetWars tournament and GIAC certifications, covering AI security, offensive operations, DFIR, cloud, ICS and leadership
15TuesdayDec
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3 to 4 PM
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2026, Featured Keynote: Defending the Digital Frontier: The FBI’s Evolving Cyber Mission
The session will trace the strategic evolution of the FBI Cyber Division and the operational shifts, partnerships, and innovations strengthening its ability to defend the homeland.
16WednesdayDec
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3 to 4 PM
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2026, SANS@Night: The Changing Role of the Security Leader
Attend this session to learn how to think about the role of a modern security leader to succeed in today’s environment.
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