Influencing a Software Vendor's Roadmap
- James Nixon
- Monday, September 21st, 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Vendors make (some of) the products we need. Open source tools have a unique solution; get off your butt and fix it yourself. But some solutions are too complicated for an individual or even a community because building a great, reusable product takes focus. Thats how vendors should originate experts trying to create a reusable capability. However vendors face issues in attempting to solve your problems; they aren't you. Despite the best vendors being founded or staffed by the brightest in the industry, they aren't you, not today, not in your organization, and without your mission/problem. This means theres a big chance their solution doesn't meet your day-to-day needs.
So how does an analyst, a team lead/manager, a project/program manager, and/or an acquisition person persuade the vendor to update their solution to meet your needs? Analyst1 explains how feedback can successfully influence a product roadmap.
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.
Monday, September 21
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influencing a Software Vendor's Roadmap | James Nixon | Monday, September 21st, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| Back to the (Cyber) Future: Tomorrow's Cybersecurity Relies on Today's Asset Management | Andrew Senko | Monday, September 21st, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| Network Security Monitoring vs Encryption | Richard Bejtlich | Monday, September 21st, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| SANS@Mic PowerShell 2020: State of the Art / Hack / Infection | Jason Fossen | Monday, September 21st, 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Keynote |
Tuesday, September 22
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANS.edu Undergraduate & Graduate Programs Information Session | — | Tuesday, September 22nd, 8:00am - 8:30am | Special Events |
| Solving Network and Security Challenges with SASE | Nitin Kumar, Eric Trolan | Tuesday, September 22nd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| Defense Against the Dark Arts: Dissecting Sandbox Evasion Techniques | Ben Abbott | Tuesday, September 22nd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| Moving Left: Driving Proactive Defense through Threat Investigation | Jackie Abrams | Tuesday, September 22nd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
Wednesday, September 23
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automating Event Triage in the Cloud | Jay Spann | Wednesday, September 23rd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| Confidence in Security Intelligence | John Wetzel | Wednesday, September 23rd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| The Myths of Network Security | Matt Cauthorn | Wednesday, September 23rd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
| SANS@Mic - OSINT Geolocation Techniques and How to Prevent Them | Micah Hoffman | Wednesday, September 23rd, 7:30pm - 8:30pm | SANS@Night |
Thursday, September 24
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leveraging Asset Visibility to Enhance Security Operations | Mehul Revankar | Thursday, September 24th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Special Events |
