Bethesda, MD, June 16, 2020 – ANS Cyber Defense, a curriculum focus area of SANS Institute, today announces the launch of the Blueprint podcast, which seeks to explore the latest topics and advances in cyber defense and security operations. To mark the occasion, we’re holding a special giveaway contest offering a chance to win a ticket to a SANS 2021 Summit of your choice (details follow).

Hosted by John Hubbard, SANS Certified Instructor and a course author within the SANS Blue Team Operations curriculum, the Blueprint podcast features interviews with top blue team leaders and experts in the field – those charged with defending the world’s most respected brands.

“As an avid podcast listener, I believe in this format’s ability to teach not only effectively but very conveniently as well,” says Blueprint host John Hubbard. “Our goal with Blueprint is to provide an actionable podcast and cut straight to the point, to help cyber defense practitioners extract wisdom from some of the most interesting people who are changing the game in cyber defense.”

With today’s launch, listeners can get an introduction to the series with the short series trailer and listen to the first two full-length episodes.

• Episode 01 – The Art of Blue Teaming, with John Hubbard
• Episode 02 – Shock to the System: Re-Evaluating Your Security Operations, with guest Mark Orlando, CEO of Bionic Cyber and SANS Instructor

The first season of Blueprint includes 10 episodes, with a new episode delivered weekly, and covers topics like SOC tools and technologies, analysis techniques, data science, cyber law, and how to move toward the promise of a world without passwords – plus a whole lot more.

Future guests include Mary Chaney, former SOC Director at Johnson & Johnson; Katie Nickels, Principal Intelligence Analyst for Red Canary and SANS Certified Instructor; Roberto Rodriguez, Principal Threat Researcher at Microsoft (formerly with Spectre); and more.

If you’re a student, SOC analyst, cybersecurity engineer, architect manager, director, or a cyber defender of any sort, this podcast was created with you in mind. You can tune in to the podcast today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, or wherever you listen to podcasts. To learn more, visit https://www.sans.org/blueprint-podcast

Giveaway Details

To enter our special giveaway contest and be in the running to receive a ticket to a SANS 2021 Summit of your choice, follow these steps:

1. Subscribe to Blueprint on Apple Podcasts
2. Leave an honest rating and review on Apple Podcasts
3. Share the podcast on LinkedIn or Twitter using the hashtag #BlueprintPodcast

Two lucky subscribers will be randomly selected on July 1, 2020, so in order to have a chance to win, you must complete these 3 steps by June 30, 2020.