SANS 2025 Cloud Security Exchange

Kick off the day with a high-level overview of today's cloud security landscape and what's at stake for defenders.

Artificial intelligence offers powerful opportunities for innovation - and introduces new risks. This session explores the dual challenge of securing AI systems and using AI to enhance security posture across cloud environments.

This session will:

- Unpack the security implications of AI adoption, including risks and mitigation strategies;

- Examine how organizations can apply automated reasoning and other AI-driven approaches to improve security across traditional and AI workloads; and

- Provide actionable guidance for scaling cloud security capabilities with AI, while maintaining control and reducing risk.

Drawing from real-world insights, AWS will offer a practical view into how AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape - and what your organization can do to prepare.

Discover how Zero Trust has evolved from theory to enterprise-critical strategy. Learn how Microsoft is helping organizations build dynamic, real-world Zero Trust frameworks that counter modern attacker tactics.

This session will:

- Establish a foundational understanding of the Zero Trust security model and its core principles;

- Explore how emerging technologies impact an organization's ability to adopt, implement, and maintain a Zero Trust posture; and

- Analyze current attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), along with the corresponding defensive capabilities enabled by Zero Trust architectures. To bring these concepts to life, the chapter integrates real-world scenarios that demonstrate how modern Zero Trust strategies are being applied across enterprise environments to enhance security, reduce risk, and support digital transformation.

Why do so many teams repeat the same cloud security mistakes? This session dissects persistent pitfalls - from clinging to outdated IAM models to neglecting cloud-native tooling--and offers practical steps to break the cycle.

You'll walk away with:

- Insight into the most common recurring mistakes in cloud security

- A framework for reviewing and evolving outdated practices

- Actionable guidance to build a more future-proof cloud security strategy

Join our headline speakers for an in-depth conversation on cloud security trends, lessons learned, and what's coming next in detection, resilience, and architecture strategy.

Final thoughts and key takeaways from the day. Bonus: All registrants receive access to the session recordings + the 2025 Cloud Security Insights eBook, featuring insights and guidance from AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and SANS.