Security Awareness Summit - Live Online

Summit Chair: Lance Spitzner | Summit: December 3-4 | Training: December 1-2 | Summit CPE Credits: 12

The 7th annual SANS Security Awareness Summit is on and ready for our biggest and best Summit yet! This event is designed by the community for the community. Gain insight on the latest proven advances and approaches in communicating to, engaging and securing your workforce. Network, interact with and learn with your peers from around the world. Take part in team workshops and hear from experienced security awareness professionals share their practical recommendations and lessons learned that you can apply right away within your own organization.

The 2020 Security Awareness Summit will feature:

• Video Wars - Watch the different training videos organizations have created and hear from them how they created the videos, what worked and did not work, and why.
• Interactive Workshops - In addition to industry leading talks we will host several hands-on workshops where you actually plan and build elements of your awareness program. From phishing assessments and ambassador programs to planning your own escape room, these highly interactive sessions are often the most popular of the summit.
• Two Tracks - For the first time ever we will have two tracks doubling the number of talks and giving you choices on the key topics you want to learn about

Who should attend?

• Compliance Officers / Legal / Audit: Learn how to effectively ensure your organization is compliant with all standards and regulations that require any type of security awareness, training, and education.
• Security Awareness / Culture Officers: This event was made specifically for you, need we say more?
• Chief Information Security Officers: Learn what is involved in securing your employees, how you can better support your security awareness program and how to gain support from senior leadership.
• Security Engineers / Architects: For those of you who live in the world of securing bits and bytes, take a moment to learn the other side of security, the human world. When approached correctly, organizations are turning their employees into their greatest security strength. Develop new skill sets, advance your career and learn how to take your security program to the next level.
• Education / Training: Learn how to take your expertise in the world of training and education and apply that to the world of information security.

What attendees say about their Summit experience

“This summit is great for anyone who needs to stand up a program or anyone whose program has been in place for some time and needs to be updated, refreshed, or revamped.” - Elizabeth Williams, USAA

"Excellent content, useful examples, and ‘how to's’ make it relevant and applicable." - Greg Bard, EY

“Loved being in a room with my peers sharing "war stories," and that everyone is so free with information sharing! A great incubator!" - Jennifer Cuthbertson, Wells Fargo

CPEs & Certificate of Completion

You will receive 12 CPEs for attending the Security Awareness Summit live. Your Certificate of Completion and CPEs will be issued within a week of the Summit’s conclusion. At this time, we are not able to issue CPEs to those that view the Summit recording.

Bundle your Summit experience with a Live Online course to expand your information security expertise

In addition to the Security Awareness Summit, world-class SANS Live Online courses are being offered to help you expand your information security expertise. SANS instructors are experienced industry practitioners considered to be among the best cybersecurity instructors in the world. They will provide you and your community with the expert guidance and skills you need to stop cyber-attacks against your organizations. No travel required.

If you need to change your registration at any time, for any reason, you can do so at no charge per the SANS Training Guarantee.