SANS Institute

Join us for the exclusive release of the 10th annual SANS SOC Survey — the definitive global benchmark on how Security Operations Centers are evolving in a rapidly shifting cyber threat landscape.

Now celebrating a decade of research, the 2026 SOC Survey offers unparalleled insights into how organizations are building, managing, and modernizing their cyber defense capabilities across industries and geographies.

Whether you're leading a SOC, evaluating tools, or building your security team, this event will equip you with the latest data, trends, and expert analysis to guide your next move.

What You’ll Learn

• Key global trends in SOC structure, outsourcing, and operations
• How organizations are integrating AI and machine learning into detection and response workflows
• Top challenges facing SOC teams—from alert fatigue to staffing gaps
• Satisfaction levels with current toolsets and where teams are investing next
• Hiring, retention, and workforce composition benchmarks
• Budget priorities and planned changes for 2026 and beyond
• Practical takeaways for measuring, maturing, or modernizing your SOC

Why Register? By registering, you’ll gain:

• Actionable benchmarks to measure your organization against industry peers.
• Practical strategies you can take back to your team immediately.

Unlock Your Cybersecurity Potential in Austin

Join an energizing and focused event that blends deep technical learning with meaningful connections. Whether you're new to cybersecurity or leveling up your expertise, this event gives you face time with top-tier instructors and peers from across the industry. Add hands-on labs, interactive receptions, and bonus networking opportunities, and you have a transformative week that goes far beyond the classroom.

Explore a course catalog tailored for ambitious professionals, covering everything from foundational frameworks to the latest in security innovation. Dive into topics like:

• Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling
• Security Leadership Essentials for Managers
• Cloud Native Security and DevSecOps Automation
• Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth
  …and more.

This event creates an intimate, community-focused atmosphere allowing you to focus on learning in a distraction-free setting with your like-minded industry peers. Enjoy bonus after-class extras like hands-on workshops, and networking sessions that extend value far beyond the classroom.

Your evolution begins here. Join SANS and transform your future. 

This session covers how agentic AI differs from chat-based AI and how cloud security teams can apply it to their workflows. Attendees will learn the four building blocks of GitHub Copilot CLI —skills, agents, sessions, and instructions — and how each maps to security operations. Two demonstrations show the concepts in practice: building a Terraform tag compliance skill from scratch, and using a multi-skill agent to research CIS S3 benchmark controls, generate compliant and non-compliant infrastructure, and validate detection coverage. The session assumes no prior AI tooling experience.

Who Should Attend?

• Cloud security engineers and architects
• DevSecOps engineers managing IaC pipelines
• Security team leads evaluating AI tooling for their teams
• Anyone curious about applying agentic AI to security workflows

Learning Objectives:

• Define agentic AI vs chat-based AI
• Identify the four Copilot CLI primitives
• Write a reusable SKILL.md
• Construct an AGENT.md orchestrating multiple skills
• Apply the session feedback loop for improvement
• Generate, deploy, and validate Terraform against CIS benchmarks

Fast-track your success with an intensive week of top-tier training at SANSFIRE 2026. Whether you're just starting or sharpening advanced skills, this event is built to elevate your expertise with hands-on labs, real-world techniques, and guidance from some of the best minds in cybersecurity. You'll leave not just better prepared but armed with certifications that set you apart. 

In a field that never stands still, staying ahead is more than important—it’s a necessity. This is more than just training; it’s your chance to transform your career, deepen your knowledge, and connect with a network of industry leaders who share your passion for growth and innovation.

Four years after the public debut of ChatGPT, the cybersecurity landscape has entered a new phase—where AI is no longer just a tool, but a battleground.

The 2026 SANS AI Research Survey explores this unprecedented duality: the same generative AI technologies empowering defenders are equally leveraged by attackers. Security teams are now tasked with using AI to secure systems while simultaneously defending against AI-driven threats. 

In this exclusive event, we reveal key findings from the latest SANS research, diving into the real-world tactics, struggles, and successes organizations face as they draw from this shared AI wellspring. 

What You’ll Learn

• How many teams have actually deployed AI in security operations?
• Which use cases show results, and which have underdelivered?
• Budget, staffing, and training trends for AI integration
• Real-world examples of AI-enhanced attacks seen in the wild
• Which defense strategies have succeeded (and failed) against them?
• Patterns in attacker behavior powered by generative AI
• Confidence levels in AI-generated decisions during threat detection and response
• False positive rates, automation hesitations, and decision overruling
• Human-AI collaboration friction points
• How organizations balance investment between AI for defense and AI risk mitigation
• Strategic shifts in response to evolving attacker capabilities 

Why Register? By registering, you’ll gain:

• Actionable benchmarks to measure your organization against industry peers.
• Practical strategies you can take back to your team immediately.
• 3 CPE credits for attending.
• Access to attend both live or the recorded session on your own time.
• Exclusive access to the full 2026 SANS AI Survey Insights Report once published.

Artificial intelligence adoption is no longer a future initiative—it is already embedded across enterprise operations. Organizations are deploying generative AI, AI-assisted workflows, agentic systems, and model-connected applications at unprecedented speed. Yet while AI capabilities continue to advance, most enterprises remain unprepared to govern, monitor, and control what they have already deployed. The result is a widening operational maturity gap between AI adoption and AI readiness.

In this webcast, SANS Certified Instructor Matt Bromiley will explore the operational realities of managing AI-driven environments and examine the three foundational disciplines organizations must develop to close the maturity gap: governance, visibility, and control. Attendees will learn how these disciplines work together to enable safe adoption of AI technologies while reducing operational complexity and strengthening security outcomes.

What You Will Learn

• Why AI adoption is accelerating faster than enterprise governance and operational controls
• What Agentic NetOps is—and how it differs from AIOps, intent-based networking, and traditional automation platforms
• How organizations can assess and address the growing gap between AI deployment and AI operational maturity
• Why governance, visibility, and control form the foundation of secure AI operations
• The impact of emerging regulations, including the EU AI Act, DORA, and evolving global AI compliance requirements

The organizations that successfully operationalize AI will not be those that adopt the most tools—they will be the ones that establish the governance frameworks, visibility capabilities, and control mechanisms necessary to manage AI safely at scale. As agentic systems become increasingly integrated into enterprise environments, the network control plane is evolving from operational infrastructure into a strategic foundation for AI success.

The SANS Government Forum 2026, presented in partnership with Carahsoft, brings together Federal, State and Local cybersecurity leaders to address today’s most pressing security challenges. This forum is designed to help agencies strengthen mission readiness, modernize infrastructure, and improve cyber resilience through expert-led insights and real-world strategies.

Key Focus Areas

• AI and Agentic AI
• Explore how AI-driven and autonomous systems are transforming threat detection, response and decision-making
• Learn how agencies can safely operationalize AI to enhance security outcomes
• Critical Infrastructure: IT/OT
• Address the convergence of IT and operational technology environments
• Gain strategies to defend essential services against ransomware and nation-state threats
• Zero Trust and Identity Security
• Understand identity-first security architectures for hybrid and cloud environments
• Learn how to enforce least privilege and reduce identity-based risk
• Exposure Management: Threat and Attack Surface
• Discover approaches to continuously identify, prioritize and reduce cyber risk
• Improve visibility across expanding attack surfaces and complex ecosystems

Why Attend

• Gain actionable, practitioner-led insights from SANS experts and industry leaders
• Engage in real-world discussions around current government cybersecurity challenges
• Identify proven solutions to accelerate secure adoption of emerging technologies
• Walk away with strategies to defend today’s missions and prepare for evolving threats

Unleash Elite Potential. Transform Your Career.

This is where high-impact training meets high-value connections. Learn alongside peers who are driven to lead, and take advantage of in-person extras like expert-led workshops, intimate networking receptions, and interactive problem-solving sessions. The energy is contagious—and the opportunity, unmatched. 

Innovative Courses, Industry-Leading Instructors

Whether you're refining your cybersecurity skill set or exploring cutting-edge solutions, you'll find the right course here. Explore tracks on:

• Cybersecurity Tactics & Strategy
• Advanced Control Implementation
• Building a Secure Organizational Mindset
• Translating Policy Into Practice
  …and more.

This is more than an event—it’s a deep dive into a supportive, distraction-free space built for growth and collaboration.

This event creates an intimate, community-focused atmosphere allowing you to focus on learning in a distraction-free setting with your like-minded industry peers. Enjoy bonus after-class extras like hands-on workshops, and networking sessions that extend value far beyond the classroom.

Your evolution begins here. Join SANS and transform your future.

Elevate Your Skills. Redefine the Cyber Game.

Dive into an immersive cyber security training experience at SANS New York 2026. Led by world-renowned instructors boasting extensive industry experience, this event offers live access to top experts in the field.

SANS New York 2026 is equipped with industry-leading hands-on labs, simulations, and exercises that you can immediately apply upon your return to work.

Innovative Courses, Industry-Leading Instructors

Choose from our menu of courses tailored for cybersecurity-seeking practitioners, from foundational skills to cutting-edge innovations, that dive deep into topics like:

• Hacker Tools, Techniques, and Incident Handling
• Security Leadership Essentials for Managers
• Cloud Penetration Testing
• ICS Visibility, Detection, and Response
  and many more!

This event creates an intimate, community-focused atmosphere allowing you to focus on learning in a distraction-free setting with your like-minded industry peers. Enjoy bonus after-class extras like hands-on workshops, and networking sessions that extend value far beyond the classroom.

Your evolution begins here. Join SANS and transform your future.

Join the 5th annual SANS Cloud Security Exchange on August 17—a one-of-a-kind virtual event where cloud and cybersecurity experts from SANS Institute, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft will come together live, in person on the same stage, sharing thought leadership and technical insights. Registrants can watch the event virtually from anywhere, experiencing world-class presentations, live Q&A, and actionable strategies from the leaders shaping today’s cloud security landscape.

This rare collaboration offers a full day of deep dives into cloud security, the benefits and challenges of AI, and practical guidance for securing modern environments. If you work with cloud platforms or are responsible for protecting them, this free, one-day virtual event is designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies you need.

Expect world-class technical presentations, live Q&A with industry experts, and actionable guidance on securing modern environments—including multi-cloud architecture, Zero Trust strategies, and AI-driven defense. Participants will also receive a complimentary cloud security eBook with exclusive insights from SANS and the participating cloud providers and can earn CPE credits.

This global online event is completely free and offers a rare opportunity to learn directly from the teams building and securing today’s leading cloud platforms.

What You’ll Learn

• Hear real-world strategies and lessons learned from AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, and SANS experts to help you stay ahead of evolving cloud threats and security challenges.

Why Register

• Earn CPE Credits: Receive 4 CPEs to support your professional development.
• Exclusive eBook: Get a complimentary Cloud Security eBook co-authored by SANS, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft.
• Flexible Viewing: Register even if you can’t attend live—all sessions will be available on demand.
• Engage with the Community: Connect with speakers and peers through the SANS Slack community during the event.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the organizations shaping the future of cloud security—all in one place. Register now to secure your spot.

Unlock Your Cybersecurity Potential in Virginia Beach

Join an energizing and focused event that blends deep technical learning with meaningful connections. Whether you're new to cybersecurity or leveling up your expertise, this event gives you face time with top-tier instructors and peers from across the industry. Add hands-on labs, interactive receptions, and bonus networking opportunities, and you have a transformative week that goes far beyond the classroom.

Innovative Courses, Industry-Leading Instructors
Craft your own learning journey from a diverse menu of courses that span everything from cyber essentials to advanced strategy. Explore topics like:

• Security Culture 
• CIS Controls Implementation And Audit Readiness
• Strategic Security Decision-Making
• Policy Frameworks And Team Enablement
  …and many more.

In this focused and welcoming environment, you’ll find real connections, actionable insights, and a chance to truly invest in your career.

Your evolution begins here. Join SANS and transform your future.

Threat hunting is no longer just a niche skill—it’s a critical pillar of modern defense. Now in its second decade, the 2026 SANS Threat Hunting Survey delivers a comprehensive, vendor-neutral look at how organizations around the world are adapting their hunting strategies to match the speed, complexity, and stealth of today’s threats. This year’s report explores the maturation of threat hunting in the face of faster, stealthier adversaries. From credential abuse and malware-free intrusions to the hunt for lateral movement in cloud environments, defenders are evolving—and this survey shows how. Join us for an exclusive look at the key findings from the latest research, and discover how threat hunters are staying proactive, practical, and one step ahead.

What You’ll Learn

• Top Threats: How teams are detecting malware-free intrusions, credential abuse, and lateral movement 
• Cloud Hunting: Progress and pain points in multi-cloud environments 
• AI in Hunting: Where AI helps, where it doesn’t, and what’s actually working 
• Hunt Maturity: Benchmarks on tools, training, and metrics 
• Lessons Learned: What works, what doesn’t, and how to stay ahead 

Why Register? By registering, you’ll gain:

• Actionable benchmarks to measure your organization against industry peers. 
• Practical strategies you can take back to your team immediately. 
• 3 CPE credits for attending. 
• Access to attend both live or the recorded session on your own time. 
• Exclusive access to the full 2026 Threat Hunting Survey Insights report

Elevate your cybersecurity skillset at SANS Network Security 2026! Dive into an exhilarating week of intensive, top-tier training designed to sharpen your skills, whether you're just starting out or advancing your expertise. Engage directly with leading minds in the field through hands-on labs and real-world techniques, and gain insights that only face-to-face interactions can offer.

Connect with SANS faculty, participate in workshops exclusively offered in-person, and join a community of peers who are just as passionate as you are. From networking events to community-building activities, you’ll enjoy all-access, in-person only benefits that foster memorable and lasting connections.

Cloud sprawl, misconfigurations, shadow IT, third-party risk, and identity-driven threats—exposure management is now a defining challenge in cybersecurity. As digital environments expand, so does the complexity of defending them.

The 2026 SANS Exposure Management Survey explores how organizations are tackling this challenge. Join us for a webcast unveiling key findings from this global survey of cybersecurity leaders and practitioners.

You’ll get data-driven insights into how teams discover, assess, and reduce exposures—plus what’s working, where the gaps are, and how maturity is being measured.

What You'll Learn

• How organizations are gaining visibility across cloud, hybrid, and third-party ecosystems
• Which tools and techniques are helping teams prioritize exposures here automation and AI are making the biggest impact
• How maturity is measured and how exposure management aligns with business goals
• Common pain points and blind spots in modern exposure management programs
• Cultural and organizational factors that influence success
  

Why Register? By registering, you’ll gain:

• Actionable benchmarks to measure your organization against industry peers.
• Practical strategies you can take back to your team immediately.
• 3 CPE credits for attending.
• Access to attend both live or the recorded session on your own time.
• Exclusive access to the full 2026 Exposure Management Survey Insights report