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.
- Lunch & Learn: Short presentations given during the lunch break.
- Master's Degree Presentation: Presentations given by SANS Technology Institute's Master's Degree candidates.
Friday, December 12
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session- Welcome to SANS | Dr. Eric Cole | Friday, December 12th, 8:15am - 8:45am | Special Events |
| Stay Ahead of the Adversary with Network Security Analytics | Mike Nichols, Senior Manager, Sales | Friday, December 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Women In Technology Reception | — | Friday, December 12th, 6:15pm - 7:15pm | Reception |
| Continuous Ownage: Why you Need Continuous Monitoring | Eric Conrad | Friday, December 12th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
Saturday, December 13
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Isolation vs. Detection Can (finally) Help Solve the APT Problem, and Why Should I/My Organization Care? | Sebastian Taphanel, Consulting Systems Architect | Saturday, December 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| SANS Technology Institute Graduation | Alan Paller, Sally Vandeven | Saturday, December 13th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Special Events |
| An Introduction to PowerShell for Security Assessments | James Tarala | Saturday, December 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Security Awareness Metrics: Measuring Human Behavior | Lance Spitzner | Saturday, December 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Attacking and Defending Building Automation Systems at Scale: A Case Study | Billy Rios | Saturday, December 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Securing The Kids | Lance Spitzner | Saturday, December 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Everything They Told Me About Security Was Wrong | John Strand | Saturday, December 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Sunday, December 14
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect the Dots with Domain Name Intelligence from DomainTools | Mark Kendrick, Director of Business Development | Sunday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Defending Your Global Perimeter | Jonathan Trull, Chief Information Security Officer, Qualys, Inc | Sunday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Cyber Crime As a Business: How Criminal Networks Use "Cloud Servies" and "Involuntary Contribution Associates" to Make Money | Tom Byrnes, CEO of ThreatSTOP | Sunday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Continuous Monitoring and Mitigation | Timothy Jones, Federal Systems Engineer | Sunday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| SANS Technology Institute Reception and Information Session | Bill Lockhart, Executive Director, SANS Technology Institute | Sunday, December 14th, 5:45pm - 7:15pm | Reception |
| Gone in 60 Minutes: Have You Patched Your System Today? | David Hoelzer | Sunday, December 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Windows Exploratory Surgery with Process Hacker | Jason Fossen | Sunday, December 14th, 7:15pm - 8:45pm | SANS@Night |
| The Threat Landscape of PKI: System and Cryptographic Security of X.509, Algorithms, and their Implementations. | Blaine Hein- Master's Degree Candidate | Sunday, December 14th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| Introduction to IDA Pro and Debugging | Stephen Sims | Sunday, December 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| The 13 Absolute Truths of Security | Keith Palmgren | Sunday, December 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Home-Field Advantage: Hunting the Advanced Persistent Threat by Interdicting their Tactics with Network Traps & Snares | Matthew Toussain - Master's Degree Candidate | Sunday, December 14th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Monday, December 15
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor Solutions Expo | — | Monday, December 15th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Vendor Event |
| Vendor Solutions Expo | — | Monday, December 15th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Vendor Event |
| NetWars Tournament of Champions | Ed Skoudis & Tim Medin | Monday, December 15th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Special Events |
| A Night of Crypto | G. Mark Hardy | Monday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Debunking the Complex Password Myth | Keith Palmgren | Monday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Tuesday, December 16
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet Next Generation Firewalls | Will Tipton, Security Engineer | Tuesday, December 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Are Privileged Accounts a Vulnerability Risk? Absolutely. | Rod Simmons, Director of Privilege Management, BeyondTrust | Tuesday, December 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| NetWars Tournament of Champions | Ed Skoudis & Tim Medin | Tuesday, December 16th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Special Events |
| IT Security meets Research: Lessons from NASA's Science Labs | Joel Offenberg, Vantage Systems, Inc. | Tuesday, December 16th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
