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.
Wednesday, December 13
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Reception | — | Wednesday, December 13th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Reception |
Thursday, December 14
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - Welcome to SANS | Bryan Simon | Thursday, December 14th, 8:00am - 8:30am | Special Events |
| Visibility and Security in the age of Digital Transformation | Gill Langston, Director of Product Management | Thursday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Power of the Pivot: Poking the Bear with DomainTools | Taylor Wilkes-Pierce, Sales Engineer | Thursday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Defeating Sandbox Evasion Techniques Used By Malware | Ian Richardson, Sales Engineer | Thursday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| How Threat Intelligence Helps You Calculate Risk to Obtain the Security Resources You Really Need | Levi Gundert, Vice President of Threat Intelligence | Thursday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Future of Cyber Security | Dr.Tommy Gardner, PE, CTO of HP Federal | Thursday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| 2017 Security Trends | Joey Muniz, Technical Solultions Architect | Thursday, December 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| APAC Student Reception at SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2017 | — | Thursday, December 14th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Reception |
| Exploitation 101: Stacks, NX/DEP, ASLR and ROP! | David Hoelzer | Thursday, December 14th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
Friday, December 15
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solutions Expo | — | Friday, December 15th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Vendor Event |
| Women's CONNECT Event | Hosted by SANS COINS program and ISSA WIS SIG | Friday, December 15th, 4:00pm - 9:15pm | Special Events |
| Solutions Expo | — | Friday, December 15th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Vendor Event |
| GIAC Program Presentation | Scott Cassity | Friday, December 15th, 6:15pm - 7:15pm | Special Events |
| Actionable Detects: Blue Team Cyber Defense Tactics | Seth Misenar | Friday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| The Three C's to Building a Mature Awareness Program | Lance Spitzner | Friday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Using an Open Source Threat Model for Prioritized Defense | James Tarala | Friday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| The 14 Absolute Truths of Security | Keith Palmgren | Friday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| An Interactive Look at Defeating Advanced Adversaries and Implementing Kill Chain Controls | Stephen Sims | Friday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Botnet Resiliency via Private Blockchains | Jonathan Sweeny- Master's Degree Candidate | Friday, December 15th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| Securing Your Kids | Lance Spitzner | Friday, December 15th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Control Things Platform | Justin Searle | Friday, December 15th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Blockchain: the New Digital Swiss Army Knife? | G. Mark Hardy | Friday, December 15th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Cloud Security Testing | Edward Zamora- Master's Degree Candidate | Friday, December 15th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Saturday, December 16
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee & Donuts with the Graduate Students | — | Saturday, December 16th, 7:30am - 9:00am | Special Events |
| How to Become a SANS Instructor | Eric Conrad | Saturday, December 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Introducing DeepBlueCLI, a PowerShell Module for Hunt Teaming Via Windows Event Logs | Eric Conrad | Saturday, December 16th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Malware Analysis for Incident Responders: Getting Started | Lenny Zeltser | Saturday, December 16th, 7:15pm - 8:45pm | SANS@Night |
| Building an Effective Security Monitoring Program | Jake Williams | Saturday, December 16th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Three Keys for SecDevOps Success | Frank Kim | Saturday, December 16th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Industrial Control System Active Defense and Threat Intelligence | Robert M. Lee | Saturday, December 16th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| 7 Ways How Criminals Will Steal Your Cryptocoins | Johannes Ullrich, Ph.D. | Saturday, December 16th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| When IoT Attacks: Understanding the Safety Risks Associated With Connected Devices | Billy Rios | Saturday, December 16th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Sunday, December 17
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortune 100 InfoSec on a Budget | Eric Capuano | Sunday, December 17th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Implementing an Enterprise Phishing Program | Serge Borso | Sunday, December 17th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
