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.
Tuesday, April 3
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - Welcome to SANS | Bryan Simon | Tuesday, April 3rd, 8:00am - 8:30am | Special Events |
| Threat Hunting via Windows Event Logs | Eric Conrad | Tuesday, April 3rd, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
Wednesday, April 4
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unmasking the Fog: Improving Situational Awareness | Brian Roy, Sr. Sales Engineer | Wednesday, April 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Navigating the Dark Web: A Case Study in Fraud and Risk Exposure | Tyler Carbone, Chief Product Officer | Wednesday, April 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The Next Evolution of Protection: Introduction to Deep Learning | Brandon Carden, Enterprise Sales Engineer | Wednesday, April 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| The New Cyber Security Ecosystem | Matt Grantham, Technical Account Manager, Post-Sales | Wednesday, April 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Identity Awareness: Do we have it? Do we need it? | Nathan McKay, Security Solutions Engineer | Wednesday, April 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| How to Become a SANS Instructor | Eric Conrad | Wednesday, April 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| Demisto Security Orchestration Workshop - Contest for Best Playbook | Sponsored by Demisto | Wednesday, April 4th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm | SANS@Night |
| GIAC Information Reception | Jeff Frisk | Wednesday, April 4th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Reception |
| APAC Student Reception at SANS 2018 | — | Wednesday, April 4th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Reception |
| Stuck in the Box, a SIEM's Tale | Justin Henderson | Wednesday, April 4th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Infosec Rock Star: Geek Will Only Get You So Far | Ted Demopoulos | Wednesday, April 4th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Malware Vaccination: Its Potential and Limitations | Lenny Zeltser | Wednesday, April 4th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Hacking Dumberly, Just Like the Bad Guys | Tim Medin and Derek Banks | Wednesday, April 4th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| SIEM Field Guide | Peter Szczepankiewicz | Wednesday, April 4th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| So, You Wanna be a Pentester? | Adrien de Beaupre | Wednesday, April 4th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Let's Go Hunting Bad Guys | John Strand | Wednesday, April 4th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Secure DevOps: A Puma's Tail | Aaron Cure | Wednesday, April 4th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Container Intrusions: Do You Even IDS | Alfredo Hickman | Wednesday, April 4th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Thursday, April 5
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee & Donuts with the Graduate Students | — | Thursday, April 5th, 7:30am - 9:00am | Reception |
| Vendor Solutions Expo | — | Thursday, April 5th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Vendor Event |
| Vendor Solutions Expo | — | Thursday, April 5th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Vendor Event |
| The 14 Absolute Truths of Security | Keith Palmgren | Thursday, April 5th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Defeating Advanced Adversaries - Dismantling their attacks one step at a time | Erik Van Buggenhout | Thursday, April 5th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| An Evening of Hacking the Internet of Things (IoT) | James Lyne, Stephen Sims, Jim Shewmaker, and Guests | Thursday, April 5th, 7:15pm - 10:00pm | Special Events |
| Responding to the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation | Ben Wright | Thursday, April 5th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| The State of Honeypots: Understanding the Use of Honey Technologies Today | Andrea Dominguez | Thursday, April 5th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| The Seven Deadly Sins of Incident Response | Jake Williams | Thursday, April 5th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Three Keys for SecDevOps Success | Frank Kim | Thursday, April 5th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Leverage Risk Focused Teams to Strengthen Resilience against Cyber Risk | David Bishop, Master's Degree Candidate | Thursday, April 5th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
| Cyber-Bullying and Sexting Protocols In Our Schools With Appropriate Consequences | Detective Richard Wistocki (Ret.) | Thursday, April 5th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Friday, April 6
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today's Mobility and Cloud Cybersecurity Mission | Loay Oweis, Federal Mobility Specialist | Friday, April 6th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| ICS Down...It's go time! | Jason DelyTechnical Director, ICS and Critical Infrastructure | Friday, April 6th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
| "The Emperor's New Tools" High Spending but low 'Intelligence Yield' In Cyber Security Tools Has Still Left us Feeling Naked | John Smith, Senior Sales Engineer | Friday, April 6th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Saturday, April 7
| Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking to the Board on Cybersecurity | Lance Spitzner | Saturday, April 7th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
| Securing Your Kids | Lance Spitzner | Saturday, April 7th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
