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AI in Security Operations: Hype, Help, and Hazards

with Micah Heaton

How is AI being used to help Security Operations teams? What works and where does AI still fall short? Join us for a grounded, practical look at how AI is changing security operations without replacing the people behind them. This talk focuses on the Microsoft platform as many universities have E5 licensing which includes the Microsoft security suite.

  • AI
  • SecOps
  • Microsoft Security
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2025 Active Adversary Report

with John Shier

What happens after attackers breach a company? Knowing the adversary's playbook, after all, helps defenders better battle an active attack. Join John Shier, from Sophos, as he explores the data collected and ultimately presented as the Sophos Active Adversary Report.

  • Threat Intel
  • Active Adversary
  • MDR
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Roadmap for Protecting Active Directory in 2025

with Brian Desmond

Nation-state threat actors have targeted university Active Directory environments for over a decade. This session covers preventing lateral movement and privilege escalation, with practical guidance on Protected Workstations, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and building an effective monitoring and alerting framework for higher-ed.

  • Active Directory
  • Identity
  • Detection