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.
Sunday, April 12
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration Welcome Reception | — | Sunday, April 12th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Reception |
Monday, April 13
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - Welcome to SANS | Dr. Eric Cole | Monday, April 13th, 8:15am - 8:45am | Special Events |
| SANS Technology Institute Reception and Information Session | Bill Lockhart, Executive Director, SANS Technology Institute | Monday, April 13th, 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Special Events |
| Understanding the Offense to Build a Better Defense | Dr. Eric Cole | Monday, April 13th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
Tuesday, April 14
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Become a SANS Instructor | Eric Conrad | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Fight Cyber Adversaries with Controlled Collaboration | Trevor Welsh, Cyber Engineering Architect | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Protecting the Things, Including the Ones You Already Have (and don't know about) | Tom Byrnes, CEO and Founder | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Advanced Threats Need Comprehensive Defense | Anubhav Arora, System Architect, R&D, General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Continuous Security Intelligence with the SANS Critical Security Controls | Justin Pennock, North America Sales Leader, EiQ Networks | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Expose the Underground: Prevent Advanced Persistent Threats | Mike Milholland, Network Security Engineer, Palo Alto Networks | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Power of Threat Intelligence in your Cybersecurity Program | Jason McEachin - Director, Sales Engineering, Lookingglass | Tuesday, April 14th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Women in Technology Meet and Greet | — | Tuesday, April 14th, 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Reception |
| Online Training Pool Party | — | Tuesday, April 14th, 6:15pm - 7:15pm | Reception |
| Using an Open Source Threat Model for Prioritized Defense | James Tarala | Tuesday, April 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| The 13 Absolute Truths of Security | Keith Palmgren | Tuesday, April 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Self-Education: Using the Pull Method for Security Awareness Training | Lance Spitzner | Tuesday, April 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Cyber Leadership Reception | — | Tuesday, April 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | Reception |
| Router Vulnerabilities and Backdoors: Can You Trust Your Vendor? | Christoph Eckstein - Master's Degree Candidate | Tuesday, April 14th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| Preparing for PowerShellmageddon - Investigating Windows Command Line Activity | Chad Tilbury | Tuesday, April 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| iOS Game Hacking: How I Ruled the Worl^Hd and Built Skills For AWESOME Mobile App Pen Tests | Josh Wright | Tuesday, April 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Securing The Kids | Lance Spitzner | Tuesday, April 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Using Sysmon to Enrich Security Onion's Host-Level Capabilities | Josh Brower - Master's Degree Candidate | Tuesday, April 14th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Wednesday, April 15
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor Solutions Expo | — | Wednesday, April 15th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Vendor Event |
| Vendor Solutions Expo | — | Wednesday, April 15th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Vendor Event |
| Malware Analysis for Incident Responders: Getting Started | Lenny Zeltser | Wednesday, April 15th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Gone In 60 Minutes | David Hoelzer | Wednesday, April 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Windows Exploratory Surgery with Process Hacker | Jason Fossen | Wednesday, April 15th, 7:15pm - 8:45pm | SANS@Night |
| It's Time To Make a Case | Moses Hernandez | Wednesday, April 15th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| A 0-Budget Approach to the Containment of Malware Traffic for Small Organizations | Paul Ackerman - Master's Degree Candidate | Wednesday, April 15th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| GIAC Program Overview | Jeff Frisk | Wednesday, April 15th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | Special Events |
| Enterprise PowerShell for Remote Security Assessment | James Tarala | Wednesday, April 15th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Hacking Back, Active Defense and Internet Tough Guys | John Strand | Wednesday, April 15th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Security Data Visualization | Balaji Balakrishnan - Master's Degree Candidate | Wednesday, April 15th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Thursday, April 16
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackling Application Security Challenges Through Progressive Scanning | Tom Cline, Technical Account Manager | Thursday, April 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Rapid Visibility and Compliance with CloudPassage Halo | Ryan Thomas, Director of Product & Chad Gasaway, Sr. Sales Engineer | Thursday, April 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Reverse Engineering Emails for Threat Indicators | Ronnie Takazowski, Senior Research Engineer, PhishMe | Thursday, April 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Anatomy of An Attack - It Takes an Expert to Stop Attackers | Stephen Coty, Chief Security Evangelist, Alert Logic | Thursday, April 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Bit9 Connect IR Partner Enablement | James Darby, Director of IR/MSSP Operations | Thursday, April 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Prevent - Detect - Respond | Justin Kallhoff, Founder, Infogressive | Thursday, April 16th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Debunking the Complex Password Myth | Keith Palmgren | Thursday, April 16th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| The Law of Offensive Countermeasures, Active Defense or Whatever You Wanna Call It | Benjamin Wright | Thursday, April 16th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Raising the Bar with Security Skills Assessment and Training | Paul Hershberger - Master's Degree Candidate | Thursday, April 16th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| Let's Face It, You Are Probably Compromised. What Next? | Joff Thyer | Thursday, April 16th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Defense Needed, Superbees Wanted | Malik Mesellem | Thursday, April 16th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
