Now that is it official I'd like to tell you about the SANS Forensics Summit ("WhatWorks in Forensics and Incident Response") coming up this October (13-14th) in Las Vegas NV.

First and foremost, it's a SANS event, which is synonymous with quality, next it's going to feature some very dynamic and exciting speakers, including:

1. Rob Lee (SANS Institute, Mandiant) — "The Forensic and IR Counterinsurgency Field Manual"
2. Drew Fahey (Creator of HELIX, e-fense Inc.) — "Latest trends in IR/Forensic techniques to combat sophisticated threats"
3. Bryan Sartin (Creator of the Verizon Data Breach Report, Verizon Cybertrust) — "Applying Security Intelligence to Drive Incident-Handling"
4. Harlan Carvey (IBM ISS, Author of Windows Forensic Analysis) — "Secrets of Registry Analysis Revealed"
5. Cory Altheide (Author of Unix and Linux Forensic Analysis) — Panelist
6. Wendi Rafferty and Ken Bradley (Mandiant) — "Slaying the Red Dragon: Countering the China Cyber Threat"
7. Ovie Carroll (DOJ and co-host Cyberspeak Podcast) — "Law Enforcement Trends and and the Future of Computer Forensics and Incident Response"
8. Aaron Walters (Volatile Systems) — "Upping the 'Anti': Using Memory Analysis to Fight Malware"
9. Eoghan Casey (Author of Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation) — "Using the Home Advantage Combating Anti-Forensics and Linkage Blindness"
10. Mike Poor and Tom Liston (Intelguardians) — Panelists

 Now, for the "most exciting news", I've been asked to be a member of the "Vendor Panel" @ 4pm on the 14th. The Vendor Panel, according to SANS is. 

"Tools Shootout. Vendors discuss and compare capabilities to investigate and analyze enterprise threats in an open forum where audience participation leads the discussion"

So, if you've every wanted to ask me something about F-Response now's your chance, how does F-Response work with other vendors? How does F-Response stack up against the competition? Where is F-Response headed? Why is F-Response so value priced?

So, pack your bags and get ready for a great summit, for more information check out this SANS brochure on the event.

Warmest Regards,

M. Shannon, Founder

F-Response

August 13, 2008