Description: Elevate your OSINT skills at this must-attend summit designed for practitioners, investigators, and enthusiasts. Learn cutting-edge techniques and tools for capturing, analyzing, and ethically utilizing open-source information. Choose between the in-person all-access experience in Arlington, VA, or curated live online content.
Key Features:
Two full days of technical summit talks (Feb 24–25) followed by five days of training courses (Feb 26–Mar 3).
Exclusive workshops and panels covering OSINT techniques, social media data collection, automated tools, and ethical considerations.
Unique Skull Games CTF to identify sex predators and aid law enforcement efforts.
Networking opportunities with leading OSINT experts, investigators, and peers.
Options to bundle summit attendance with hands-on SANS courses for immersive training.
Description: This free online summit is tailored for newcomers to cybersecurity, career changers, students, and practitioners looking to enhance their knowledge. The event provides insights into over 50 cybersecurity career pathways, critical skills for success, and real-world advice from seasoned professionals.
Key Features:
Access to the SANS Summit Slack Workspace for live discussions and networking.
Sessions led by professionals sharing practical tips and experiences.
Breakdown of key cybersecurity job roles and career paths.
Description: Explore the practical applications of AI and machine learning in cybersecurity at this hybrid summit. With hands-on workshops, panels, and presentations, attendees will learn how to leverage AI for enhanced defense and offense techniques in cybersecurity.
Key Features:
Day 1: Applying AI in cybersecurity (focused talks on Incident Response, Cloud Security, etc.).
Day 2: Defending and attacking AI implementations (tactics to mitigate vulnerabilities in AI models).
Hands-on workshops for in-person attendees.
Networking opportunities with experts and peers in Denver, CO, or via curated live online content.
Description: This free virtual summit is designed for CISOs, managers, and directors seeking to excel in cybersecurity leadership. Learn from trailblazers about transforming challenges into opportunities and strategies for effective team management, risk analysis, and executive communication.
Key Features:
Talks on managing technical teams, assessing threats, and aligning security initiatives with business goals.
Networking opportunities with peers and industry leaders.
Strategies for building and leading effective cloud security programs.
CPE Credits: Earn 1 CPE credit per hour of live content attended.
Description: Stay ahead of the latest cybersecurity threats and technologies at this summit, featuring insights on AI, blockchain, and quantum defense. Explore both evolving attack vectors and cutting-edge defensive techniques to safeguard against nation-state attacks, ransomware, and IoT vulnerabilities.
Key Features:
Day 1: Focus on emerging threats, including critical infrastructure attacks, quantum vulnerabilities, and AI/ML-powered cyber exploits.
Day 2: Defensive strategies for leveraging AI, blockchain, and advanced mitigation techniques.
In-person attendees gain exclusive access to workshops, networking, and more.
Description: This free virtual summit brings together cybersecurity professionals to address the ongoing ransomware threat. Learn to detect, defend against, and recover from ransomware attacks while exploring topics like ransomware as a service and double extortion tactics.
Key Features:
Discussions on intrusion emulation, access vectors, and recovery strategies.
Insights into the ransomware operator’s toolbox and financial tracking techniques.
Live Slack chat for networking with experts and fellow attendees.
Description: This annual summit gathers DFIR professionals worldwide to share the latest tools, techniques, and case studies in digital forensics and incident response. Gain insights and network with leading practitioners during this must-attend event.
Key Features:
Summit (July 24–25): Keynotes and talks on open-source tools, strategies, and research.
Training (July 26–31): Hands-on SANS courses for immersive learning.
Networking opportunities with DFIR experts and peers, plus access to recordings.
Description: Join security awareness professionals from around the world to explore the latest advances in behavior change and cybersecurity culture. Learn proven techniques for engaging your workforce, measuring program impact, and advancing your career.
Key Features:
In-depth talks on building awareness, behavior, and culture programs.
Hands-on workshops for in-person attendees in Chicago, IL.
Networking opportunities with peers and industry leaders.
Description: One of the world’s largest and most iconic hacker conferences, DEF CON provides opportunities to learn about cutting-edge security research, attend live hacking demonstrations, and network with hackers and professionals from across the globe. Low-cost badges are available for in-person attendees in Las Vegas, but many talks are live-streamed for free.
Key Features:
Hacking villages, workshops, and live contests.
Talks from security researchers and hackers across various fields.
Community-driven events like the infamous Wall of Sheep.
Description: One of the most prestigious cybersecurity conferences in the world, Black Hat features cutting-edge research presentations and hands-on training sessions. While the event itself is not free, the Black Hat Arsenal and many live-streamed keynotes are accessible online for free.
Key Features:
Free access to the Black Hat Arsenal (tool demos).