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Congratulations to the Cybersecurity Company of the Year finalists:

@Cloudflare | @DragosInc | @openssf | @shadowserver | @trailofbits

Vote for the community's choice by Nov 9.

Cast your vote: https://t.co/3eKsu0JjX3

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AI is non-deterministic. Even a small change can have a dramatic effect. Five takeaways from the SANS AI Govern First field guide, plus five areas to build next as AI moves into production.

https://t.co/1C8WTsPqf9

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More phishing incidents don’t necessarily mean worse security behavior.

@wildpark explains what road safety can teach cybersecurity about human error, exposure, and risk.

Episode 40 of Cyber Leaders is out now. Watch or listen: https://t.co/hp7plgn1mW

#CyberLeaders

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If one phishing click can bring down a company, is the employee really the problem?

@wildpark challenges the “weakest link” narrative and asks security leaders to rethink accountability.

New Cyber Leaders episode Nov. 6. Watch the clip.

https://t.co/UPNpFJzcVa

#CyberLeaders

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A mysterious ice pyramid has been growing outside of Santa's castle since last Christmas! 😟

The SANS Holiday Hack Challenge 2026 is your chance to intervene and it is almost here.

Subscribe to learn more about this free series of hands-on cybersecurity challenges for all skill levels. The game opens soon: https://t.co/LNdLFk3tuu

[SpecterOps @SpecterOps]

A few days left to vote! 🗳️

BloodHound v8.0 with OpenGraph is nominated for Innovation of the Year (Open Source Product or Tool) in the @SANSInstitute Difference Makers Awards.

Cast your vote by Monday, November 9: https://t.co/BotiDAZrv6

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This week's SANS NewsBites (Vol. XXVIII, No. 82), with commentary from Lee Neely, Adrian Sanabria, and @johullrich → https://t.co/KkxQNFZqfi

#Cybersecurity

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SANS NewsBites: Refrigeration units were hijacked again in Europe, and previously in US Military Bases.

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Congratulations to the CISO of the Year finalists:

Sara Khamis Alkhelaifi | Jason Clinton | Erik Decker | Deneen DeFiore | Patrick Opet

Vote for the community's choice by Nov 9.

Cast your vote: https://t.co/3eKsu0JjX3

[edskoudis @edskoudis]

I posted this summary of the themes of Day 1 of our @SANSInstitute AI Summit today. Such interesting talks. Totally AMAZING speakers. I’d love to hear your thoughts: https://t.co/fzdzqGQRse

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What are we getting wrong about cybersecurity?

Human risk. AI. Cybercrime. The decisions shaping security.

James Lyne and Ciaran Martin return for Season 5 of Cyber Leaders, now on video.

Watch the season promo: https://t.co/yjtymwrZxH

#CyberLeaders #Cybersecurity

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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. https://t.co/RTrPRJJzyJ

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💪 Discover what you’re capable of. Join SANS and ACT Now Education for the Veterans Day BootUp CTF: 72 hours of no-cost cyber challenges and a chance to win a SANS Skills Quest subscription.

👉 Register by Nov. 9: https://t.co/2tqd0bMKQo

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Five capabilities. Five fixes. The hard part is doing them, not naming them. Here’s the how-to for all five. → https://t.co/l55JpkOS9u

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Day 2 of the SANS AI/SI Cybersecurity Summit Fall 2026 in three takeaways: fixing is now the bottleneck, make AI show its work, and people are still the plan. Thanks for two great days. https://t.co/w5EfoHoyPA

#AISecurity #AgenticAI

[Joshua Wright @joswr1ght]

I have a bunch of free books to give away in Arlington VA on 11/2 at the SANS AI Summit. Swing by if you want to grab one (while supplies last!)

[Christina Ayiotis, Esq., CRM, CIPP/E, AIGP @christinayiotis]

Day 2 of @SANSInstitute #AI #Cybersecurity Summit "Find Evil! Hackathon: How the Winners Built Autonomous #DFIR Agents" with Trinity Harrison, Principal Software Engineer, The Intention Engine; and Caleb Evans, Software Engineer, Agents, @AirbyteHQ

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Congratulations to the Media Creator of the Year finalists:

Arwa Alhamad | Eva Benn | Ant Davis | @secgreene | Zinet Kemal

Vote for the community's choice by Nov 9.

Cast your vote: https://t.co/3eKsu0JjX3

[RSAC @OneRSAC]

Voting for the 2026 Difference Makers Awards is open through Nov 9.

This year, we're partnering with SANS Institute (@SANSInstitute) to recognize the practitioners raising the bar in cybersecurity. Your vote picks the community's choice. #SANSDMA

https://t.co/9M46nwDpC5

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The Pyramid on the Ice is almost here ❄️ Six mini-games this year, play it straight or hack your way through. Subscribe to be first in line: https://t.co/pwxqYSlDoY

#HolidayHack #Cybersecurity #CyberRange #SANSInstitute