Learn real-world cyber security skills from top industry experts during SANS Network Security 2023 (September 6-11, PT). Join us Live Online or in Las Vegas, NV to experience interactive training with hands-on labs, practice your skills during NetWars Tournaments, and network with your peers in real time. SANS Network Security 2023 Features Courses In-Person or Live Online Core, DFIR, and Grid NetWars Tournaments on Sep 9 & 10 (In-Person O...

It appears that every few months, there's news of yet another cloud breach stemming from a carelessly configured cloud storage solution. While this isn't the default for most cloud vendors, some users still manage to make their cloud data publicly accessible by going out of their way - sometimes to a significant extent. Whether it's out of ignorance or convenience, it doesn't matter - this practice must come to an end. To address this issue, w...

AI seems to have taken the world by storm lately. From ChatGPT to automated spear phishing techniques, the security world has already seen changes in processes, automation, and threat detection - not to mention attack techniques! The recent surge of AI opens up opportunities for both defenders and adversaries alike. What can we build? What can we automate? How can we use AI to augment security to buy time and add another layer of defense to ou...

With the exponential growth and agility of development activities, it is imperative that development, security, and operations personnel work collectively to produce the highest quality of service with a strong focus on risk reduction. The 2023 DevSecOps Survey will examine several indicators of secure DevOps maturity retrospectively from the prior years' survey responses. As a part of the survey, we will analyze the accelerated nature of CI/C...

With the exponential growth and agility of development activities, it is imperative that development, security, and operations personnel work collectively to produce the highest quality of service with a strong focus on risk reduction. The 2023 DevSecOps Survey will examine several indicators of secure DevOps maturity retrospectively from the prior years' survey responses. As a part of the survey, we will analyze the accelerated nature of CI/C...

This program, from SANS and Sinclair Community College, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF), is designed to engage and empower underrepresented student groups, including women, Black, African American, Latino(a), Hispanic and Indigenous students, providing them with an opportunity to excel in cybersecurity education this summer and prepare them for future jobs. Sinclair hosts the program website: https://sinclairwfd.reg...

In the world of application security, the influx of alerts has reached overwhelming levels, making it increasingly challenging to effectively monitor and respond. This surge in alerts often leads to unresolved issues and persistent vulnerabilities. Are we sounding the alert too frequently? Is there a way to strike a balance between reducing the noise and maintaining robust security?In this webinar, we bring together industry experts to delve i...

When a cloud service provider (CSP) says they are using encryption, that's when you know you need to dig deeper into the details rather than succumb to the Jedi mind tricks of encryption. "You can trust us. We use encryption." We will cover BYOK -- what it actually is - and misconceptions, along with end-to-end encryption. Where do you use encryption? How do you perform encryption? How do you protect the keys throughout the key management life...

Everyone has alerts and everyone has different forms of intelligence they use to try and detect, research, and respond to a threat within their environment. As a security practitioner, you know the process and time involved to “connect the dots” between the intelligence available and what is in your environment is often time consuming and requires a good deal of knowledge to correlate. These are all the realities of the world we cu...

The cloud is considered the new frontier of technology, but it is no longer novel. The COVID-19 pandemic led companies to the cloud at a breakneck pace. Different organizations during this same period evolved from single-cloud organizations to multi-cloud organizations. The various cloud providers offer a wide variety of services that fit organizations' needs on a case-by-case basis. The multi-cloud environment introduces a new problem for Thr...