SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling
SEC504Offensive Operations
SANS Community Benefits
Connect, learn, and share with other cybersecurity professionals
Hack & Defend Summit & Training 2025
- Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 4, 2025
- 11 Courses
- 12 CPEs (Summit Only)
- 1 Tournament
- English
Omni Austin Hotel Downtown & Virtual (CT)
700 San Jacinto at 8th Street, Austin, TX 78701
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Summit Highlights
Highly Technical Talks and Sessions
Two simultaneous tracks — Defense and Offense — Choose your path.
Hands-On Workshops and Challenges
If you're joining us in Austin, you'll have the chance to gain real-world experience through both offensive and defensive hands-on workshops, interactive labs, and capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges.
Connect With Offensive and Defensive Legends in the Community
Numerous opportunities for deep-dive discussions, and casual chats over breaks, meals, and evening receptions.
Summit Night Out
The days will be filled with the latest in Red and Blue, but the fun goes up a notch at night for those joining us in Austin.
World-Class SANS Courses
Enhance your knowledge base and add to your toolkit by bundling your Summit experience with a hands-on, immersive course taught by top SANS instructors and course authors.
Register
SEC599: Defeating Advanced Adversaries - Purple Team Tactics & Kill Chain Defenses
SEC599Offensive Operations
- GIAC Defending Advanced Threats
- 6 Days
- 36 CPEs
- Michel Coene
- Starts 30 Oct 2025 at 8:30 AM CT
- $8,780 USD (Course)
- $999 USD (Certification)
- *Prices exclude applicable local taxes
SEC530: Defensible Security Architecture and Engineering: Implementing Zero Trust for the Hybrid Enterprise
SEC530Cyber Defense
- GIAC Defensible Security Architecture
- 6 Days
- 36 CPEs
- Greg Scheidel
- Starts 30 Oct 2025 at 8:30 AM CT
- $8,780 USD (Course)
- $999 USD (Certification)
- *Prices exclude applicable local taxes
Omni Austin Hotel
A special discounted rate of $299.00 S/D plus applicable taxes will be honored based on space availability.
A limited number of Government Per Diem rooms at the prevailing rate are available with proper ID.
All rates include the resort fee for a savings of $22 per day. The resort fee provides deluxe WiFi for unlimited devices, two bottles of water upon arrival (additional upon request), in-room coffee and tea offerings, complimentary local and 1-800 calls, 24/7 access to the fitness center with Peloton bikes, exclusive access to the heated rooftop pool and priority and discounted cabana & daybed rentals (subject to availability), priority reservations at Capital A Restaurant, daily digital edition of The Wall Street Journal, $2 off admission to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, and $5 off a 2-hr rental at the Texas Rowing Center (paddleboard, canoe, kayak).
These items are subject to change.
These rates are only available through Friday, October 3, 2025.
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