Water and electric utilities form the backbone of our critical infrastructure, yet they are increasingly targeted by sophisticated cyber attacks aiming to disrupt essential services and threaten public safety. This free virtual event brings together cybersecurity professionals, utility operators, government stakeholders, and industry experts to explore the unique challenges and emerging threats facing the energy and water sectors. Participants...

Generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLM) entered the cybersecurity zeitgeist nearly three years ago, when ChatGPT became available to the public. The industry immediately saw its potential and scrambled to incorporate it in any way that made sense (and many ways that did not make sense). How have our expectations stacked up against reality? What security problems has GenAI made more manageable, if any? The 2025 SANS AI Survey trie...

Security teams often find themselves reacting to cloud misconfigurations and policy violations after they occur—playing an endless game of security Whack-a-Mole. Instead of relying solely on detection and response, organizations can enforce preventive security measures at scale using cloud-native organization-level controls. In this webinar, we will explore how AWS Service Control Policies (SCPs), Azure Policy, and GCP Organizational Con...

SANS Stay Sharp: Sept 2025 (September 8-10, ET) offers short courses designed to equip you with cybersecurity training you can implement immediately. Whether you are new to the industry, looking for a place to start, or are a seasoned professional looking to sharpen particular skills, SANS Stay Sharp training can help you achieve your goal. View the line-up of courses, and register now to get targeted training designed to help you build specia...

Serious Cyber Security Training in Raleigh Unlock the full potential of your cybersecurity career at SANS Raleigh 2025 (September 15-20, ET). Guided by world-renowned instructors at the forefront of the field, this event provides exclusive access to live industry experts, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve. Immerse yourself in a learning environment that features industry-leading hands-on labs, simulations, and exercises, all geared towards...

As digital transformation accelerates, Zero Trust has become crucial for defending against an increasingly complex threat landscape. The rise in ransomware, credential stealers, supply chain attacks, and disruptive incidents impacting availability in 2024 has underscored the need for resilient cybersecurity strategies that can withstand and adapt to evolving threats. Our 2025 survey focuses on how Zero Trust principles, such as identity manage...

In an era where digital footprints expand faster than security teams can track, managing the attack surface is no longer a reactive task, it’s a continuous battle. Organizations face an evolving threat landscape driven by shadow IT, cloud sprawl, third-party risks, and zero-day vulnerabilities. Yet, many security teams struggle to gain full visibility into their external exposure, let alone remediate risks before adversaries exploit them...

Unlock the full potential of your cybersecurity career at SANS DC Metro Fall 2025 (September 29 - October 4, ET). Guided by world-renowned instructors at the forefront of the field, this event provides exclusive access to live industry experts, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve. Immerse yourself in a learning environment that features industry-leading hands-on labs, simulations, and exercises, all geared towards practical application in you...

Securing the cloud isn’t easy. Thales Group reported that the percentage of corporate data stored in the cloud has doubled from 2015 (30%) to 2022 (60%). Meanwhile, the 2023 Unit 42 Attack Surface Threat Report, published by a threat research branch of Palo Alto Networks, reported that “80% of security exposures were observed in cloud environments.” Because this percentage is significantly larger than the percentage of data i...

Join top SANS instructors as they share their personal journeys into cybersecurity—how they got started, what shaped their careers, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. From first steps into the industry to becoming recognized experts, their stories offer inspiration and practical guidance for anyone looking to launch or grow a career in cyber. Moderated by Karen Wetzel from NICE, this session will also connect their expe...