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"Whether this turns out to be hacktivists, bored teenagers, or a state looking to cause disruption, the fix is the same: close the gaps.” — James Lyne, CEO, SANS Institute, on cyber attacks that have turned supermarket systems into ovens across EU: independent.co.uk/tech/fridg…
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“Technology adoption is progressing faster than workforce readiness.”
Ned Baltagi, MD for Middle East, Africa and Turkey at @SANSInstitute, on building cyber-resilience in the age of AI via @IntelligentCISO: intelligentciso.com/middle-e…
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“It turned out to be a little harder to exploit than people expected. So I think it was a great example of something serious that was overplayed, and we’ve got to be careful.” - James Lyne, CEO, @SANSInstitute, on the PHP emergency on BBC World Service: youtube.com/watch?v=EWpZC-wO…
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How ready is your organisation for the EU AI Act? Complete our survey for an invitation to enter a draw for a SANS course, a GIAC certification attempt or a year of SkillsQuest access.
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Most organizations don't know where their crisis response breaks down until they're in one.
SANS Cyber Crisis Exercises show you before it counts.
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#Leadership #BusinessStrategy
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More phishing incidents don’t necessarily mean worse security behavior.
John Scott explains what road safety can teach cybersecurity about human error, exposure, and risk.
Episode 40 of Cyber Leaders is out now. Watch or listen: go.sans.org/fUmKTo
#CyberLeaders
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“This attack was enabled by very poor security design, not high-end exploitation. It is frankly a little embarrassing," James Lyne, CEO, SANS Institute, in the @dailymail today about the hacks disrupting Europe’s supermarket freezers. dailymail.com/news/article-1…
Five capabilities. Five fixes. The hard part is doing them, not naming them. Here’s the how-to for all five. → go.sans.org/wSAkgm
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The eBook maps the framework. This is the deep dive on one pillar: Govern.
Five capabilities, five moves, and the evidence standard that shows where you really stand. Download the guide → go.sans.org/3GJKRb
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Can your organisation inventory the AI systems it uses, including those embedded in licensed software and vendor updates?
Take our 10–15 minute EU AI Act preparedness survey. Open until mid-Nov.
go.sans.org/Y10bqe #EUAIAct
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Meet peers working on the same security challenges as you. CyberThreat, London, 16 and 17 November.
Delivered with the @NCSC. Details and tickets: go.sans.org/TOqOEp
#CyberThreat26 #Cybersecurity
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Your title doesn't decide if you're a leader. 🕵️ AI can dig faster than you. It can't ask the right question. Two SANS Community Nights this Nov: 2 Nov & 9 Nov. 5:30 - 6:30 PM GST, in person & virtual.
go.sans.org/1lTqrZ
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81% of employees use unapproved AI tools. 1 in 5 orgs can actually see it happening. Here’s how to close that gap, five capabilities, five fixes. → go.sans.org/wSAkgm
Curious what a hackable conference badge can do? Come and find out at CyberThreat. Every attendee gets one, with challenges that get harder as you go. London, 16 and 17 November, delivered with the @NCSC. Learn more: go.sans.org/TOqOEp
#CyberThreat2026 #Cybersecurity
ALT This image promotes the "CyberThreat London 2026" event, organized by the National Cyber Security Centre and SANS. It shows a person holding a circuit board, with text on a screen. The event takes place on 16-17 November at Roundhouse, London, UK.
Eight categories, and your vote picks the community's choice in each.
The 2026 SANS Difference Makers Awards celebrate practitioners, projects, and organizations. Which category do you know best? Voting closes Nov 9.
Cast your vote: feedback.sans.org/733559
“The goal should be knowledge.” Ireneusz Tarnowski on why he chose FOR508, FOR578 and FOR610, and how he became one of a small number of GSE holders in Poland: go.sans.org/2tK2C7
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Marta Xavier on winning her SANS coin: a team capture the flag challenge, full forensic analysis on a breached network.
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SANS Institute, EMEA retweeted
AI & Cyber SANS Community Night Amsterdam, thanks for having us! 🙌🏼
#SANSAMSTERDAM @SANSEMEA
“Don’t start with content, start with the people.” James Mountford, Security Awareness & Culture Lead at AVEVA, on the 2026 SANS Security Awareness Report.
Read the full report → go.sans.org/imaYcs
#SecurityAwareness #SecurityCulture
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Phishing has never really been about technology. It's about people, trust and urgency. AI's given the con artist new tools, and the old red flags won't catch them.
Join @wildpark today, 3 pm GST, for what to watch for instead 👉
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