SANS DFIR Summit & Training 2026
Organized by Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies
The SANS DFIR Summit is an annual gathering where Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) professionals from around the world convene to address emerging challenge...
- Dates
- Oct 15-22, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, VA
- Deadline
- Sep 28, 2026
- Attendees
- 3,000
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About this conference
The SANS DFIR Summit is an annual gathering where Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) professionals from around the world convene to address emerging challenges, explore the latest open-source forensic tools, analyze fresh research, share real-world case studies, and exchange proven investigative strategies. Attendees gain valuable insights and connect with leading DFIR practitioners, which is crucial for maintaining sharp skills and ensuring impactful work. The event features highly technical talks, networking opportunities, an expo hall for solutions, and world-class SANS courses for enhanced knowledge and skill development.
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SANS offers various sponsorship opportunities for Summits, including both in-person and virtual options. In-person sponsorships may include tabletops in the Summit Expo Hall, sponsorship of Summit @Night events, and tabletop presentations during classes with lunch. Virtual sponsorship benefits include branding on the event website, a discussion channel on Slack, speaking slots at Solutions Tracks, MP4 recordings of speaking sessions, and virtual opt-in lead guarantees (e.g., 500 leads for Silver/Platinum virtual sponsorships).
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