General Session - Welcome to SANS
- Dr. Eric Cole
- Sunday, March 10th, 8:15am - 8:45am
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.
Sunday, March 10
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - Welcome to SANS | Dr. Eric Cole | Sunday, March 10th, 8:15am - 8:45am | Special Events |
| There's a reason they're called persistent. | H. Michael Nichols, Technical Product Manager | Sunday, March 10th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Dream Big | Suliman Al-Mazroua | Sunday, March 10th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Fortinet Next Generation Firewalls | Infogressive Founder & CEO Justin Kallhoff | Sunday, March 10th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Good, the Bad and the Broken | Bill Olson, CISSP - Subject Matter Expert for VM | Sunday, March 10th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Splunk Lunch & Learn | — | Sunday, March 10th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Rapid7 Lunch & Learn | Paul Chu | Sunday, March 10th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| APT: It is Not Time to Pray, It is Time to Act | Dr. Eric Cole | Sunday, March 10th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
| Project Management Approach to Yearly PCI Compliance Validation | Michael Hoehl | Sunday, March 10th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Special Events |
| Phish Stories: Technical Intervention when Humans Fail | Rich Graves | Sunday, March 10th, 8:00pm - 8:40pm | Special Events |
| Small Business: The New Target -- What Can They Do? | Robert L Comella | Sunday, March 10th, 8:45pm - 9:30pm | Special Events |
Monday, March 11
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solutions Expo | — | Monday, March 11th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Vendor Event |
| Solutions Expo | — | Monday, March 11th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Vendor Event |
| Social Zombies: Rise of the Mobile Dead | Kevin Johnson & Tom Eston | Monday, March 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Knock-off Phone Forensics -Some Handsets Aren't What They Appear To Be | Heather Mahalik | Monday, March 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Please Keep Your Brain Juice Off My Enigma: a True Story | Ed Skoudis & Josh Wright | Monday, March 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Over-Zealous Social Media Investigations: Beware the Privacy Monster | Ben Wright | Monday, March 11th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Introduction to Windows Kernel Exploitation | Stephen Sims | Monday, March 11th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Tuesday, March 12
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Become a SANS Instructor | Eric Conrad | Tuesday, March 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Making the GRC Grade - How to Realize Continuous Compliance | Wallace Sann, Director of Systems Engineering | Tuesday, March 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Evolution of Vulnerability Management | Jack Daniel, Product Manager | Tuesday, March 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Windows Desktop: A Hackerās Best Friend? It Doesnāt Have To Be. | Derek Melber, Microsoft MVP | Tuesday, March 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| APTs As a Threat | Aaron Ansari, Director, Eastern US & Canada | Tuesday, March 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Stop Spear-Phishing and Watering Hole Attacks | Chadd Milton | Tuesday, March 12th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Women in Technology Meet and Greet | Karen Fioravanti | Tuesday, March 12th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Special Events |
| GIAC Program Overview | Jeff Frisk, GIAC Program Director | Tuesday, March 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | Special Events |
| Hacking Your Friends and Neighbors For Fun | Joshua Wright | Tuesday, March 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Panel - How Do We Secure The Human | Panel Members | Tuesday, March 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Securing the Kids | Lance Spitzner and Rich Wistocki | Tuesday, March 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| InfoSec in the Financial World: War Stories and Lessons Learned | Bryan Simon | Tuesday, March 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Open Mic Night | Brought to you by SANS Online Training | Tuesday, March 12th, 8:30pm - 10:30pm | Special Events |
Wednesday, March 13
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANS Technology Institute Open House | Ray Davidson | Wednesday, March 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | Special Events |
| Who's Watching the Watchers? | Mike Poor | Wednesday, March 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Human Nature and Information Security: Irrational and Extraneous Factors That Matter | Lenny Zeltser | Wednesday, March 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Why Our Defenses Are Failing Us. One Click Is All It Takes... | Bryce Galbraith | Wednesday, March 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| You Can Panic Now. Host Protection is (Mostly) Dead. | Rob Lee | Wednesday, March 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| "Hall of Shame" Apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play | Tom Eston | Wednesday, March 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Thursday, March 14
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales from the Crypt: TrueCrypt Analysis | Hal Pomeranz | Thursday, March 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Finding Unknown Malware | Alissa Torres | Thursday, March 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Honeypots For Home Use | James Leyte-Vidal | Thursday, March 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Physical Repair of Mobile Devices - Practical Tips & Tricks For When Good Evidence Gets Broken | Det. Cindy Murphy | Thursday, March 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Hunting and Sniper Forensics | Jason Lawrence | Thursday, March 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
