Top 15 SANS Summit Talks of 2023

In 2023 SANS Summits hosted 16 events, featuring 209 talks from top cybersecurity practitioners all over the world. And as many of you know, SANS is ALL about capturing feedback. Evals! Evals! Evals! At each Summit, attendees rate the quality of the speakers' content and presentation skills.

Here were the top 15 rated Summit talks in 2023:

Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit

Keynote | Deconstructing the Analyst Mindset

Chris Sanders, Founder, Applied Network Defense; Rural Technology Fund

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New2Cyber Summit: Reskilling Edition

Keynote | New2Cyber? Everything You Need to Know To Start Your Cybersecurity Career

Naomi Buckwalter, CISSP, CISM, Founder & Executive Director, Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation

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Neurodiversity in Cybersecurity Summit

Keynote | Neurodivergent Associates are an Asset: A CISO’s Perspective on Retention and Inclusion

Jerich Beason, Chief Information Security Officer, WM

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ICS Security Summit

How to Perform Effective OT Cyber Security Risk Assessments

Paul Piotrowski, Instructor, SANS Institute

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Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 

Panel | How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Change Cybersecurity Leadership 

Frank Kim, Fellow, Fellow, SANS Institute; CISO-in-Residence, YL 

Ventures 

Lee Kim, Industry Subject Matter Expert, Cybersecurity, Data 

Protection, Privacy, and Artificial Intelligence 

Caroline McCaffery, Host, The vCISO Chronicles 

Sounil Yu, CISO & Head of Research, JupiterOne 

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AI Cybersecurity Summit

Generative AI in Cybersecurity: Rise of the Machines?

David J. Bianco, Staff Security Strategist, SURGe by Splunk; SANS Certified Instructor

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Blue Team Summit

Drop It Like It’s Qbot: Separating Malicious Droppers, Loaders, and Crypters from their Payloads for Better Initial Access Detection 

Stef Rand, Intelligence Analyst, Red Canary 

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Ransomware Summit

Lessons from the Frontlines: Ransomware attacks, New Techniques and Old Tricks

Peter O, Cyber Threat Analyst, The DFIR Report Alessandro Di Carlo, Forensics & Product Manager, Certego Srl

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Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Summit

Windows Registry Forensics: There’s Always Something New

Shane McCulley, Senior Software Developer, Aon

Kimberly Stone, Director, Aon

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SANS Security Awareness: Managing Human Risk Summit

The Transparency Imperative: Harnessing Value from Security Incidents to Transform How We Manage Human Risk

Noelle Warburton, Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Enablement , Cisco Systems

Jeanne Hernandez, Keep Cisco Safe Program Leader, Cisco Systems

How ChatGPT Can Both Help and Hurt Cybersecurity and Awareness Programs

Kerry Tomlinson, Cybersecurity News Reporter, Ampere News

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Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Summit

The Importance of Reproducable Methodologies in OSINT Investigations

Craig Pedersen, Director of Forensics, TCG Digital Forensics

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CloudSecNext Summit

Keynote | The Latest Cloud Security Megatrend: AI for Security

Phil Venables, Chief Information Security Officer, Google

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HackFest Summit

Keynote | Security Research: Not Just for Nation States

Valentina Palmiotti, Vulnerability and Exploit Lead, IBM X-Force

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Planning to join us at a SANS Summit in 2024? | Choose Your Experience

Many of our Summits in 2024 will be offered both In-Person and Live Online, two very different experiences. Find the format that works best for you:

Join us In-Person for an All-Access Summit Experience

• Technical Talks, Demos, and Panel Discussions – Presenters will share proven techniques, tools, and capabilities to help you expand your skillset and better inform your organization’s defenses. In-Person attendees get access to ALL Summit content.
• Exclusive Networking Opportunities - Network with leading experts and your peers, tackling the same hard-to-solve problems.
• Hands-on Workshops and CTF’s (Available at Select Summits) – Led by SANS instructors and course authors, these extended sessions will give you the chance to get practical experience within a specific focus area.
• Evening Social Events – Enjoy food and drinks in an exclusive environment you can’t find anywhere else.
• Solutions track and Sponsor Area (NA Only, Available at Select Summits) – Meet with cybersecurity solution and tool providers throughout the Summit and learn how to leverage their products within your environment.
• Attend in-person and earn CPE credits - Not only does your participation help you meet the criteria to renew your certifications, but you'll also be taking advantage of free learning opportunities that help you stay ahead of the curve and contribute to a safer community.
• Full access to approved Summit recordings and presentations

Attend a Summit Live Online for Free to Access:

• Select Talks & Content – Presenters will share proven techniques, tools, and capabilities to help you expand your skillset and better inform your organization’s defenses.
• Interactive Live Chat – Connect with fellow professionals in your field from around the world.
• Attend Live and Earn CPE Credits - Not only does your participation help you meet the criteria to renew your certifications, but you'll also be taking advantage of free learning opportunities that help you stay ahead of the curve and contribute to a safer community.
• Access to Approved Summit Recording and Presentations

Interested in speaking at a Summit in 2024? Learn more here.

We are looking forward to seeing you in 2024!