NetWars Tournament of Champions
- Ed Skoudis, Yori Kvitchko
- Wednesday, December 12th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday, December 13th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
SANS is hosting the first ever Tournament of Champions where the best-of-the-best from past NetWars Competitions as well as the winners of this year's Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX), National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC), CyberLympics and Cyber Patriot have been invited to face off. We have also invited some of the top high school and college students from the Cyber Camps and Cyber Foundations to participate as well. We expect to have some of the most capable security professionals in the country matching wits with each other in our ultimate tournament!
NetWars Tournament of Champions will be held at SANS CDI 2012 on December 12-13 at the Washington Hilton Towers.
Awards will be given for the top three professionals and the top three students. We will also be giving special awards based on individual achievements in the tournament.
Space is limited.
If you believe you qualify for this Tournament, please contact us at netwars@sans.org and we will validate and register you. The $999 fee will be waived for all individuals who qualify for the Tournament of Champions!
For more info: http://www.sans.org/netwars
Bonus Sessions
The following bonus sessions are open to all paid attendees at no additional cost. There are many different types of events that fall into these categories:
- SANS@Night: Evening presentations given after day courses have ended. This category includes Keynotes.
- Special Events: SANS-hosted events and other non-technical recreational offerings. This category includes, but is not limited to, Receptions and Information Tables.
- Vendor: Events hosted by external vendor exhibitors.
Sunday, December 9
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - Welcome to SANS | Dr. Eric Cole | Sunday, December 9th, 8:15am - 8:45am | Special Events |
| Future Trends in Network Security | Eric Cole, Ph.D. | Sunday, December 9th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
Monday, December 10
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Campus Open House inviting non-attendees to reception | — | Monday, December 10th, 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Reception |
| Women in Technology Meet and Greet | — | Monday, December 10th, 6:30pm - 7:15pm | Reception |
| Top 8 Steps for Effective Mobile Security | Josh Wright, Ed Skoudis | Monday, December 10th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Special Events |
| Building a Portable Private Cloud | Paul Henry | Monday, December 10th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Forensic Campus - "Malware Analysis Essentials using REMnux" | Lenny Zeltser | Monday, December 10th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Gone In 60 Minutes | David Hoelzer | Monday, December 10th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Forensic Campus - "Detecting Persistence Mechanisms" | Alissa Torres | Monday, December 10th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Tuesday, December 11
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor Expo | — | Tuesday, December 11th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm Tuesday, December 11th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm |
Vendor Event |
| Unleashing the Dogs of (cyber) War | Ed Skoudis | Tuesday, December 11th, 6:30pm - 8:30pm | SANS@Night |
| SANS Technology Institute Open House | Chancellor Toby Gouker | Tuesday, December 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | Special Events |
| Knock-off Phone Forensics -Some Handsets Aren't What They Appear To Be | Heather Mahalik | Tuesday, December 11th, 7:15pm - 8:00pm | SANS@Night |
| SANS Technology Institute Master's Presentation | Jim Horwath | Tuesday, December 11th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Special Events |
| Gamification: Hacking Your Brain for Better Learning | Yori Kvitchko | Tuesday, December 11th, 8:30pm - 9:30pm | SANS@Night |
Wednesday, December 12
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIAC Certification Program Overview | Scott Cassity | Wednesday, December 12th, 6:15pm - 7:00pm | Special Events |
| NetWars Tournament of Champions | Ed Skoudis, Yori Kvitchko | Wednesday, December 12th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Special Events |
| Why Our Defenses Are Failing Us. One Click is All it Takes... | Bryce Galbraith | Wednesday, December 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Securing the Kids | Lance Spitzner | Wednesday, December 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Forensic Campus - "Intelligence-driven Response for Combating the Advanced Persistent Threat". | Mike Cloppert | Wednesday, December 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Information Assurance Metrics: Practical Steps to Measurement | James Tarala | Wednesday, December 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Tactical SecOps: A Guide to Precision Security Operations | Kevin Johnson | Wednesday, December 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Securing the Human | Lance Spitzner | Wednesday, December 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Forensic Campus - "How memory forensics will help you lose weight and look ten years younger" | Jesse Kornblum | Wednesday, December 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Thursday, December 13
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetWars Tournament of Champions | Ed Skoudis, Yori Kvitchko | Thursday, December 13th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Special Events |
| What's New in Server 2012 and Windows 8 | Jason Fossen | Thursday, December 13th, 7:15pm - 8:45pm | SANS@Night |
| Security Onion: One Step Closer to a Safer Network with Almost no Budget | Chris Mohan | Thursday, December 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| SANS Technology Institute Master's Presentation | Michael Hoehl | Thursday, December 13th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Special Events |
