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.
Monday, May 2
| Session |
Speaker |
Time | Type |
| The Game has Changed...Ready or Not! |
Toni Buhrke , Systems Engineer |
Monday, May 2nd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch and Learn |
| Intelligently Applying Security Intelligence for Advanced Threat Hunting & Analysis |
Jennifer Glenn, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Advanced Threats |
Monday, May 2nd, 12:30pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch and Learn |
| Think Like An Attacker: Hacker Simulation Challenge |
— |
Monday, May 2nd, 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
Vendor Event |
| GIAC Program Presentation |
Seth Misenar |
Monday, May 2nd, 6:15pm - 7:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| How to bring some Advanced Persistent Trickery to your fight against Advanced Persistent Threats... |
Bryce Galbraith |
Monday, May 2nd, 7:15pm - 8:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| Emerging Trends in DFIR- Lightning Talks |
Rob Lee and SANS DFIR Staff |
Monday, May 2nd, 7:15pm - 9:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| Using an Open Source Threat Model for Prioritized Defense |
James Tarala |
Monday, May 2nd, 7:15pm - 8:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| IoT Summer of Hacking (the month Josh was forced to wear pants) |
Josh Wright |
Monday, May 2nd, 8:15pm - 9:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| The Critical Controls That Might Have Prevented the Target Breach |
Teri Radichel - Master's Degree Candidate |
Monday, May 2nd, 8:15pm - 8:55pm |
Master's Degree Presentation |
Tuesday, May 3
| Session |
Speaker |
Time | Type |
| Vendor Showcase |
— |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Vendor Event |
| Vendor Showcase |
— |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
Vendor Event |
| Women's CONNECT Event |
Hosted by SANS COINS program and ISSA WIS SIG |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Special Events |
| Pen Testing & Hacking Trends Panel |
Moderator: Ed Skoudis; Panelists: Bryce Galbraith, Jeff McJunkin, Stephen Sims, Joshua Wright |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 7:15pm - 9:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| How to Build a Cybersecurity Platform the Easy Way |
Keith Palmgren |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 7:15pm - 8:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| The Tap House |
Phil Hagen |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 7:15pm - 8:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| Quality not Quantity: Continuous Monitoring's Deadliest Events |
Eric Conrad & Seth Misenar |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 8:15pm - 9:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| The Dangerous Shifting of Trust |
Sandra Dunn - Master's Degree Candidate |
Tuesday, May 3rd, 8:15pm - 8:55pm |
Master's Degree Presentation |
Wednesday, May 4
| Session |
Speaker |
Time | Type |
| Rising to the Challenge of Web Application Security |
Dave Ferguson, Application Security Solution Architect |
Wednesday, May 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch and Learn |
| Tackling Endpoint Security With Nuix Insight |
Quoc Ly, Solutions Architect |
Wednesday, May 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch and Learn |
| The New Cyber Battleground: Inside Your Network |
Bradley Brown, Manager, Solutions Engineering |
Wednesday, May 4th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch and Learn |
| The NEW CISSP exam was implemented on April 15, 2015. Are you ready for the new exam? |
David Miller |
Wednesday, May 4th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm |
SANS@Night |
| BitTorrent & Digital Contraband |
Kenneth Hartman - Master's Degree Candidate |
Wednesday, May 4th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm |
Master's Degree Presentation |
Thursday, May 5
| Session |
Speaker |
Time | Type |
| STI Lunch and Learn |
STI Staff |
Thursday, May 5th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch and Learn |
