SANS 2024 SOC Survey: Facing Top Challenges in Security Operations

Christopher Crowley, a SANS Senior Instructor, has 25 years of industry experience managing and securing networks. He has authored numerous courses and is considered a leading expert in building an effective SOC.

Shahar has nearly 2 decades of experience in cybersecurity, both as a practitioner and a vendor. Prior to his current role as CEO and co-founder of Radiant Security, Shahar was VP of Product Management at Exabeam.

Josh is a Director of Product Marketing for Unit 42 & Cortex focused on delivering high quality cyber risk management and response solutions for clients. His areas of expertise include security advisory, digital forensics, and incident response. He has led teams that responded to some of the largest and most impactful breaches in history. Josh is an accomplished and active speaker evangelizing and sharing cyber threat information with the community at various industry conferences and events.

Scott has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and computer networking. He frequently speaks at SANS, Anomali Detect, and numerous industry conferences.

Bob Hansmann has spent over three decades helping global enterprises and government agencies to uplift their threat prevention, detection, investigation, and response capabilities. Working in areas ranging from threat research and engineering to product management and marketing across his career, Mr. Hansmann has helped pioneer many of today’s security industry standards. This breadth of experience has given him a unique perspective on finding the optimal balance between security needs with an organization’s success criteria.

Mick Leach is Field CISO of Abnormal Security, an AI-native email security company that uses behavioral AI to prevent business email compromise, vendor fraud, and other socially-engineered attacks. At Abnormal, he is responsible for threat hunting and analysis, engaging with customers, and is a featured speaker at global industry conferences and events. Previously, he led security operations organizations at Abnormal, Alliance Data, and Nationwide Insurance, and spent more than 8 years serving in the US Army’s famed Cavalry Regiments. A passionate information security practitioner, Mick holds 7 SANS/GIAC certifications, coupled with 20+ years of experience in the IT and security industries. When not digging through logs or discussing operational metrics, Mick can typically be found on a soccer field, coaching one of his 13 kids.