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Emily Blades

Top 10 SANS Summits Talks of 2021

This year, SANS hosted 13 Summits with 275 talks. Here were the top-rated talks of the year.

December 9, 2021

In 2021 SANS Summits hosted 13 events, featuring 275 talks from top cybersecurity practitioners from all over the world. And as many of you know, SANS is ALL about capturing feedback. Evals! Evals! Evals! At each Summit, attendees rate the quality of the speakers' content and presentation skills.

Here were the top 10 rated Summit talks in 2021:

Keynote: Cobalt Strike Threat Hunting
Chad Tilbury, Senior Instructor, SANS Institute
SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response Summit 2021



Simplifying and Demystifying Security in the Cloud
Jerich Beason, Chief Information Security Officer, Epiq
BIPOC in Cloud Security 2021

Keynote: Understanding the Effectiveness of Exploit Mitigations for Purple Teams
Stephen Sims, Fellow, SANS Institute, Fellow, SANS Institute
Purple Team Summit 2021


Threat Intel for Everyone: Writing Like A Journalist To Produce Clear, Concise Reports
Selena Larson, Cyber Threat Analyst
Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit
Register for the FREE virtual 2022 SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit here.


Landing a Job: Resumes & The Application Process
Lesley Carhart
, Principal Threat Analyst, Dragos
New to Cyber Summit 2021
Register for the FREE virtual SANS New2Cyber Summit here.


A River Runs Through IT: What Whitewater Rafting Taught Me About Incident Response
Stef Rand, Incident Response Consultant, FireEye/Mandiant
Blue Team Summit 2021


Killing Time
Tim Conway, Certified Instructor, SANS Institute
Jeff Shearer, Instructor, SANS Institute
ICS Security Summit 2021

Keynote: OSINT Efficiency: Extending & Building Tools
Chris Poulter, CEO, OSINT Combine
OSINT Summit 2021
Register for the 2022 FREE virtual SANS OSINT Summit here.

Kubernetes Goat – Interactive Kubernetes Security Learning Playground
Madhu Akula, Security Engineer, Miro
CloudSecNext Summit 2021

ICS Security Summit 2021 Keynote
Anne Neuberger
Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology on the National Security Council


If your 2022 plans include doubling down on your training goals, learning new cybersecurity skills, leveling up in your career, and earning CPEs, without spending money or leaving your bubble, have we got some GOOD NEWS for you:

SANS Virtual Summits will continue to be FREE to the global community in 2022!

Be sure to check out the latest Summit listing and get registered, or to opt in to be notified as registration opens for your favorite Summits in 2022. And remember – friends don’t let friends miss free virtual Summits. Please feel free to share our Summit listings with colleagues or those you know who are just breaking into cyber!

Interested in speaking at a Summit in 2022? Learn more here.

We are looking forward to seeing you in 2022!

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