SANS Instructors

Eric Conrad, a SANS Faculty Fellow and course author, has 28 years of information security experience. Eric is the CTO of Backshore Communications and his specialties include Intrusion Detection, Threat Hunting, and Penetration Testing.

Tim serves as the Technical Director of ICS and SCADA programs at SANS, and he is responsible for developing, reviewing, and implementing technical components of the SANS ICS and SCADA product offerings.

From tracking a data breach across five countries and 1,000 systems to pioneering file system journaling forensics, David has been relentlessly advancing DFIR through research, tools, public speaking, and frontline incident response since 1999.

Joel Cox has significant experience in Information Technology and has spent the last 10 years helping water/wastewater owner/operators secure their industrial control systems through education, assessments, and implementation of best practices.

Domenica has revolutionized mobile device forensics through her 15-year tenure supporting U.S. federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies and leading global training for elite units including the FBI and military special forces.

Christopher Crowley, a SANS Senior Instructor, has 25 years of industry experience managing and securing networks. He has authored numerous courses and is considered a leading expert in building an effective SOC.

Aaron is a Senior Security Consultant at Cypress Data Defense and teaches SANS SEC542: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, and SEC588: Cloud Penetration Testing.

With 20+ years of experience and holder of multiple certifications, Jan is a specialist in security strategy, compliance, and risk. In class, he helps students develop communication skills needed to explain IT security issues to non-technical audiences.

Chris Dale is the founder and principal consultant at River Security. Chris has a background in System Development, IT-Operations and Security Management, and uses his hacker skills to demonstrate risk via Offensive Services and Incident Response.

Barrett Darnell is a Principal Security Engineer on the Intuit Red Team, a vital part of the organization that protects Intuit and customers from all forms of cybercrime.

Mari DeGrazia loves the satisfaction of solving a good puzzle. That fascination paired with her technical abilities has made digital forensics the perfect career fit. She has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, including 10 years in DFIR.

Nico is an all-round all source analyst with years of government experience. He has taught hundreds of police, tax, and military units to conduct OSINT research & analysis.