Cybersecurity Leadership
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Build a 2027 audit plan that does more than check boxes. Join James Tarala to align audits with risk, governance, and emerging requirements, turning limited resources into a roadmap that delivers assurance and business value.
Make sense of the 2026 cybersecurity standards landscape. Join Senior Instructor James Tarala for a research-based scorecard comparison of popular frameworks and learn how to use a Cyber Rosetta Stone to simplify control selection and prioritization.
In this presentation, James Tarala, Senior Faculty at the SANS Institute and Managing Partner at Cyverity, will delve into the core principles of effective cyber risk management, emphasizing the necessity of making informed decisions when allocating limited resources among good, better, and best safeguards.
This session focuses on what’s new in the spring 2026 releases—updated SANS policies, refreshed CRF safeguards, expanded threat and governance models, and new supporting tools designed to help teams mature faster without adding complexity.
Cybersecurity policies are the foundation of any governance program, setting expectations for workforce behavior and establishing the rules that support compliance and risk management.
This session explores how cyber defense teams can modernize their operations to keep pace with AI-driven threats. Attendees will gain practical insights into integrating automation responsibly, preparing for the emergence of agentic AI in both offense and defense.
As organizations prepare for 2026, security leaders face a challenging audit environment shaped by new regulations, updated standards, and an evolving threat landscape.
In the 1990s government agencies, industry groups, and cybersecurity researchers started creating cybersecurity standards and these standards led to cybersecurity regulations and laws that dictate to organizations what they must do to protect their data.
This talk will look at how attackers are actually making use of artificial intelligence to attack organizations through social engineering attacks, and what organizations can do to try and actually address these threats.
In this webcast we will delve into the critical process of selecting a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software tool that aligns with your organization's needs. In today's complex cybersecurity landscape, the ability to effectively track risks and communicate them to business stakeholder's is essential for informed decision-making and strategic growth.
This webcast, led by James Tarala, Senior Faculty at the SANS Institute and Managing Partner at Cyverity, is designed to empower small businesses with the knowledge and resources they need to effectively manage cybersecurity risks without breaking the bank.
In this webcast, we'll be focusing on the advancements in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. As organizations worldwide have adopted the NIST CSF to prioritize essential cybersecurity safeguards and enhance communication with stakeholders, the release of version 2.0 calls for a governance update and refinement of existing strategies.
The webcast "Understanding the Risk Management Mandates in 2024 Cybersecurity Regulations" is designed to enlighten students about the critical updates in cybersecurity regulations, including those defined by ENISA's NIS2 requirements.
Every organization should be performing risk assessments as a part of their cybersecurity program. Regular risk assessments allow organizations to create practical strategies for defense and evaluate where there are weaknesses in their cybersecurity program that could keep them from achieving their goals. Listen to this session for key insights into foundational knowledge and tools to consider in planning a risk assessment for your organization.
In this webcast, James Tarala, Senior Faculty at the SANS Institute and Managing Partner at Cyverity, will explain the state of cybersecurity standards in 2024 with a scorecard comparison of popular standards based on specific, measurable research.
In this webcast, James Tarala, Senior Faculty at the SANS Institute and Managing Partner at Cyverity, will offer an in-depth exploration of the Cybersecurity Risk Foundation's Audit Framework (AF), providing participants with a structured approach to cybersecurity audits that not only meet compliance requirements but are also intricately aligned with their organization's cybersecurity goals.
With technology's ongoing advancement and the rising complexity of digital systems, constructing exhaustive threat models from the ground up can be daunting. In this presentation, James Tarala, Senior Faculty at the SANS Institute and Managing Partner at Cyverity, will discuss a solution: community-driven threat modeling templates.
Balancing the scales between safeguarding information assets and enabling business growth demands not just technical acumen but a strategic mindset.
As we head into the last quarter of 2023, three major mandate changes are occurring, each positioned to make a large impact on how businesses, governmental bodies, and critical sector organizations operate. The goal of the SANS Cyber Compliance Countdown is to focus on what you need to know in these complicated and broad requirements and to offer solutions on how to meet these directives.
In this webcast, James Tarala, Senior Faculty at the SANS Institute and Principal Consultant at Enclave Security, will explain the state of cybersecurity standards in 2023 with a scorecard comparison of popular standards based on specific, measurable research.