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A Visual Summary of SANS Security Awareness & Culture Summit 2026

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SANS Institute

On Thursday, August 27, and Friday, August 28, 2026, attendees joined us in Las Vegas and online for SANS Security Awareness & Culture Summit 2026. Across two days, practitioners shared real-world approaches to strengthening security culture, reducing human risk, and preparing programs for AI and a changing threat landscape. We invited Ashton Rodenhiser of Mind’s Eye Creative to create graphic recordings of the Summit presentations. If you missed a talk or want to experience the Summit through a visual lens, take a look at the recordings below.

Summit Day 1 - Thursday, August 27 

KEYNOTE | The Human Factor: What Working in Espionage Taught Me About Behavior, Trust, and the People Around You

Shawnee Delaney, CEO at Vaillance Group

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | Awareness Isn’t the Problem: Why Environment Design Drives Human Cyber Risk

Elodie Bridoux, Cyber Human Risk Management at Schneider Electric

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | How Security Culture Professionals Stay Relevant in the Age of AI

Cheryl Wong, Cybersecurity Culture and Behavior Change Leader Daisy Wong, Head of Security Awareness at Mediabank

Staying relevant in the age of AI

KEYNOTE | You Can’t Spot What Looks Real: Rethinking Security Awareness in the Age of AI, Deepfakes, and Autonomous Attackers

Dr. Jessica Barker, Co-CEO at Cygenta

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | Treat People Like Adults: How Trusting Employees Transformed Security Training at Postman

Ashley Savageau, Security Awareness and Training Manager at Postman Inc. Harley Sugarman, Founder and CEO at Anagram Security

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | Findings of SANS Annual Report

Lance Spitzner, Senior Instructor, Director, Workforce Cybersecurity Training at SANS Institute Rachael Saffer, Global Product Marketing Manager at SANS Institute

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | Security’s Identity Problem: Why We Fail Our Internal Customers

Lee Richardson, Cybersecurity Consultant at FSP Consulting

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | The Behavioral Patch: Turning Incident Response Post-Mortems into Insider Risk Mitigation

Grazielle Alessa, Sr. Cybersecurity Lead at Mercado Bitcoin

Security Awareness

KEYNOTE | From Awareness to Intelligence: Brewing a Data Driven Human Risk Capability

Agata Labecka, Security Awareness Specialist & Chapter Lead Security at HEINEKEN Sofia Garcia, Security Awareness Specialist at HEINEKEN

Security Awareness

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Launched in 1989 as a cooperative for information security thought leadership, it is SANS’ ongoing mission to empower cybersecurity professionals with the practical skills and knowledge they need to make our world a safer place.

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