Top Cybersecurity Minds Robinson and Bissell to Lead SANS 2025 Event

Top Cybersecurity Minds Robinson and Bissell to Lead SANS 2025 Event

At a glance

• Dr. Nikki Robinson and Microsoft’s C. Kelly Bissell will headline SANS Network Security 2025.
• Robinson’s keynote covers vulnerability chaining, and Bissell’s fireside chat covers fraud in cloud environments.
• The event also includes hands-on training, a mobile forensics workshop and a Solutions Expo.
• The event runs September 22-27, 2025, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

SANS Network Security 2025 in Las Vegas

The SANS Institute, one of the best-known names in security training and certification, has announced the full agenda for SANS Network Security 2025. The conference runs from September 22 through September 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, both in person and live online.

Two sessions anchor the agenda.

The two headliners

Robinson’s keynote looks at vulnerability chaining, in which attackers combine several low- and medium-severity flaws into a critical attack, a growing problem for teams buried in vulnerability backlogs because each individual flaw often looks too minor to prioritize on its own. It is a timely subject.

Bissell’s fireside chat focuses on how organizations can detect and stop fraud in complex cloud environments, a problem that grows as more business moves to the cloud.

What else is on the agenda

Beyond the headliners, the agenda covers some of the most pressing topics in security today, including vulnerability chaining, cloud fraud detection and mobile forensics.

Attendees can take hands-on training courses, explore new tools and courses at the Solutions Expo and Curriculum Fair, and join a DFIR-focused workshop on mobile forensics and AI-generated artifacts.

SANS is also hosting community networking events, and in-person attendees get access to extra bonus programs.

Why SANS events draw a crowd

SANS has trained a huge number of security professionals over the years, and its events are a regular stop for practitioners who want practical skills they can use right away.

Rob T. Lee, SANS’s Chief of Research, has said the goal is to give practitioners direct access to the strategies and tools they need for threats that are happening now.

What attendees can expect

SANS Network Security 2025 puts two real, current problems at the center: chained vulnerabilities and cloud fraud. Both are hitting security teams today.

Practitioners who attend should leave with concrete techniques for prioritizing vulnerabilities and catching fraud, plus new contacts across the SANS community.

For security teams trying to keep up with fast-moving threats, that kind of hands-on focus is the main reason to go.

John King, CISSP, PMP, CISM

John King currently works in the greater Los Angeles area as a ISSO (Information Systems Security Officer). John has a passion for learning and developing his cyber security skills through education, hands on work, and studying for IT certifications.