John Pescatore

John Pescatore joined SANS as DIrector of Emerging Security Trends in January 2013 with 35 years of experience in computer, network and information security. He was Gartner’s Lead Security Analyst for 13 years, working with global 5000 corporations and major technology and service providers. Prior to joining Gartner Inc. in 1999, Pescatore was Senior Consultant for Entrust Technologies and Trusted Information Systems. Prior to that, Pescatore spent 11 years with GTE developing secure computing systems. Pescatore began his career at the National Security Agency, where he designed secure voice systems and at the United States Secret Service, where he developed secure communications and surveillance systems. He holds a BSEE from the University of Connecticut and is an NSA Certified Cryptologic Engineer.
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Many companies test to see if malicious actors can gain access into their environment or steal their valuable information, however, most security professionals don’t know if they would be able to detect adversaries once they are already inside. In fact, only 20% of common attack behaviors are caught by out-of-the-box EDR, MSSP and SEIM solutions.





Enjoy a conversation with Scott Southerland, NetSPI's Vice President of Research, and SANS Institute's John Pescatore for a discussion on how Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) is a critical piece of security team success at any organization.





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Enjoy a conversation with Scott Southerland, NetSPI's Vice President of Research, and SANS Institute's John Pescatore for a discussion on how Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) is a critical piece of security team success at any organization.





You’ll gain valuable insights into:





    

  • Key BAS market trends.
    • 




  • Critical discoveries from years of testing.
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  • Noteworthy feedback from security team leaders.
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Finally, you will learn how these findings have impacted the development of NetSPI’s latest Breach and Attack Simulation updates, which launched earlier this year, empowering security professionals to efficiently evaluate their detective controls, educate their SOC teams, and execute on actionable intelligence!










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Breach and Attack Simulation & Security Team Success
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