Government Forum 2026

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