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Chris Cochran retweeted
Chris Cochran @chrishvm has no fear of hard questions. Excited for his session, “No Filter: An Unscripted Ask Us Anything” at our AI Cybersecurity Summit on November 2!
My first question for him: what evidence would he require before trusting an AI agent’s finding during an investigation?
Chris is one of the most creative people I’ve worked with. He built the threat-intelligence operation for the U.S. House of Representatives, founded Commandant AI, an AI partner for incident response, and is our SANS Field CISO and VP of AI Security.
Chris authored the @SANSInstitute AI Security Maturity Model with practitioner input to spell out controls and metrics for each stage. Chris has brought the AI security discussion into rooms at Ford, Fannie Mae, T-Mobile, and the U.S. Department of State. He hosts Jeffersonian dinners, where security leaders can say what they actually think about AI.
Bring your questions to the SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit November 2–3 in Arlington VA or live online. Registration also includes virtual access to @unpromptedconf II: go.sans.org/YjGCXr
Our lineup includes Sounil Yu @sounilyu, Gadi Evron @gadievron, Morgan Adamski, Michael Collins, Sergej Epp @EppSecurity, Jeremiah Grossman @jeremiahg, Katie Moussouris @k8em0, Vinh Nguyen and many more of security's best.
Chris Cochran retweeted
Chris Cochran @chrishvm, Vice President of AI Security at the SANS Institute, joins our Robotics/AI Board. lifeboat.com/ex/bios.chris.c…
Chris Cochran retweeted
Registration is OPEN for Find Evil! the first hackathon for autonomous AI incident response. Built by the community, for the community. $22K+ in prizes.
Mission: Make Protocol SIFT, the framework connecting AI agents to the SIFT Workstation's full toolset, into a fully autonomous incident response agent.
SIFT Workstation is a beat to shreds, open-source incident response platform with 200+ tools. 19 years of community development. 60K+ downloads annually.
No incident response background required. New to AI? Good. Get your hands on the tools and learn with us.
Registration open April 1. Hackathon starts April 15. Submissions due June 15.
Register: findevil.devpost.com
Read more: robtlee73.substack.com/p/reg…
Sponsored by @SANSInstitute
🤖 Made with AI
Chris Cochran retweeted
NEW: NSI Experts Weigh In: Looking Ahead to 2026 — The Defining Challenges for U.S. National Security
Link: thescif.org/nsi-experts-weig…
As we look ahead to 2026, what will emerge as the most pressing issues for U.S. national security?
Our fellows weigh in:
David Bray
@megbrownlawyer
Lauren Buitta
@CartierBeth
Michelle Van Cleave
@chrishvm
Cindy Courville
Sada Cumber
Tim Denning
Paula Doyle
@BishopGarrison
Karen Gibson
@Tom_Grant_2012
@joshuachuminski
Jamie Jackson
@tkathawalla
@RoslynLayton
Jeff Le
Blake Locklar
@_EMcCarthy1
@andrewjmcclure
@sultanmeghji
@amykmitchell
John Norton Moore
@hmossiii
Dawn Meyerriecks
@Norman_Roule
Sean Singleton
Lartease Tiffith
Bryana Tucci
@nywalton
Jeffrey Wells
Joseph Williams
@georgemasonlaw + @GeorgeMasonU
Chris Cochran retweeted
Shine a light ✨on the #cybersecurity practitioners who are quietly succeeding & making breakthroughs every day in advancing security.
Now accepting nominations through Monday, September 15.
➡️ Nominate Today: sansurl.com/dma-nominate
#SANSDMA
@chrishvm @ronaldeddings @robtlee @sounilyu @HackingDave @charles_nwatu @PhillipWylie @argvee @yhopkins @beckypinkard @wendiwhitmore @lynn_dohm @rosshaleliuk @CyberTechDave @sisinerd @KaylaConsulting @lee_whitfield
Chris Cochran retweeted
The golden voice is BACK. ⭐️
Chris Cochran shares how to actually work WITH AI, not against it.
If you missed last week's episode, go back and take a listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
#Cybersecurity #AI #IncidentResponse #HackerValley
Chris Cochran retweeted
Audio is the most important aspect of most youtube vids. In fact, in my opinion, most youtube vids can be audio-only and they'd be just as good. This is why I, not only am audio only, but I'm obsessed with storytelling for the ear.
Chris Cochran retweeted
Starting in 30 minutes! - The world's top cyber minds gather at the SANS #EmergingThreatsSummit 2025 to reveal:
- How quantum computing will break today's encryption
- How AI is weaponizing cyberattacks
- How to defend critical infrastructure in a hyperconnected world and more!
@robtlee @chrishvm
🔗 Register Now sans.org/u/1zh8
Chris Cochran retweeted
Learn from the experts of AI, Quantum, Blockchain, and much more at the new #EmergingThreatsSummit to address today's challenges and prepare for tomorrow! ⚡@robtlee @chrishvm
Join us Free Live Online | May 14: sans.org/u/1zh8
Chris Cochran retweeted
🔥 Caught in Action: John Doyle conducting his FOR589 workshop at #CTISummit, discussing the complexities of #Cybercrime infrastructure. One of the reasons you should secure your seat at the summit in person 😉
Learn more about FOR589: buff.ly/3POewKG
#DFIR #ThreatIntel
Chris Cochran retweeted
🌴 On Sunday, #DFIR tool developers led hands-on workshops for Community Learning Day at #DFIRCON to share their tools & best practices.
🌟 The fun continues all week with more training & session footage from DFIRCON 2024 coming your way! #Cybersecurity #DigitalForensics #SANS
Chris Cochran retweeted
🎉Excited to share that the Cyber Stories Podcast is now available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!
cyberstoriespodcast.com/podc…
The original plan was to have the podcast exclusive to YouTube but thanks to Ashish for planting the seed 🌱 a year ago and to Joshua Mpere for bringing it up recently.
🎙️We’ve had an amazing run so far with guests including @TechtualChatter, @tadihacks, @techyteachme, @TayOnTech, @KennethElling31, @Chrishvm, @Is_Vix, @JimmyVo, @ifeanyi_otuonye, @KnowFatigue and several others.
With even more exciting episodes being edited and some upcoming recordings.
Kindly support us by following us on your favorite platform, streaming, leaving a review if you actually like it, and sharing with anyone who might find it valuable :)
Chris Cochran retweeted
Replying to @sansforensics
@sansforensics #DFIRSummit keynote by @robtlee highlighted the rise of #AI and the key to #DFIR moving forwards in the future will be the ability of people to learn & adapt
He gave a list of useful resources to get started & get ahead. Go check them out: thegrai.com/wp-content/uploa…
Chris Cochran retweeted
"Fight the Good Fight" - SANS
Looking to be a part of something bigger? When you sponsor SANS's 2024 DMAs you get to increase your brand awareness and show the cyber community support. 🌐
For more information head to the link below 👇
sans.org/about/awards/differ…
#Cybersecurity
Chris Cochran retweeted
💥 I've been collecting #cybersecurity comics as it's a nice niche that I'm finding really cool :)...might even make some content around it.
Recent Picks:
- Skadi by @chrishvm & @shewhohacks
- Curropted Trusts (based on a @JackRhysider @DarknetDiaries Episode) adapted by @BHinfoSecurity
- Bear vs. Bear by @BHinfoSecurity
- Jeremy in Marketing (based on a @JackRhysider @DarknetDiaries Episode) adapted by @BHinfoSecurity
👇🏽 Send me your recommendations!!!
Chris Cochran retweeted
Just finished reading #Skadi by @chrishvm and @shewhohacks! Awesome read and great imagery!
#TheCyberWarrior
Chris Cochran retweeted
Just sold out! Thank you so much to everyone that came out and supported me today.
Stopped by the #RSAC book store to see @threathuntergrl and get my copies of her book signed! Stop by and see her!
There are still lots of copies Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar left! Pick up a copy, find me and I will sign it for you.
Chris Cochran retweeted
Signings at the #RSAC 2024 Bookstore today will take place between 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM. See the schedule for author signings from @chrishvm, Dr. Valerie Lyons and @SecurityFitz, and Razi Rais. spr.ly/6012jdGpr





























