Healthcare Cybersecurity Experience
Healthcare continues to be highly targeted by cybercriminals, and attackers are constantly changing their tactics. Learn how to be proactive to defend and protect your data’s confidentiality, integrity and availability. Participate in engaging, interactive, hands-on activities and attend education sessions to enhance your knowledge on today’s biggest cyber issues.

Insights from Cybersecurity Visionary General Nakasone
Join retired four-star Army General Paul M. Nakasone, one of the most influential figures in cybersecurity and leadership. As the longest-serving leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, General Nakasone has shaped the future of national security at the nexus of technology, cybersecurity, and geopolitics. Drawing on over three decades of experience at the forefront of modern warfare and digital defense, he’ll share battle-tested insights on transformational leadership and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of tech and security. Don’t miss this chance to learn from a true visionary.
Featured Sessions & Events
SANS Executive Cyber Exercise
This exercise drops attendees into a simulated cyber event. The exercise emphasizes the importance of a practiced cyber crisis management plan, and the leadership skills required to deal with a cyber crisis.
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 5
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Venetian | Level 2 | Veronese 2505
This event is for invited guests only.
SANS Healthcare NetWars Cyber Range
Build your hands-on cybersecurity skills and have some fun in a healthcare-specific Cyber Range built by the SANS Institute, with ransomware, telemedicine, EMR, Medical devices, incident handling, and more!
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 5
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Venetian | Level 2 | Veronese 2505
Laptop required for these sessions.
Cybersecurity Command Center
Explore cutting-edge solutions and strategies to protect patient privacy, secure healthcare data, and stay ahead of cyber threats in today’s evolving digital landscape. The Cybersecurity Command Center is dedicated to providing insights and solutions to enhance your cybersecurity measures. Attend informative sessions and explore innovative technologies and exhibitors that focus on protecting patient privacy and ensuring the integrity of healthcare data.Healthcare Cybersecurity Preconference Forum
This event offers a comprehensive showcase of real-world examples and insights from recent high-profile cyberattacks to equip you with the tools and strategies needed to build a robust cybersecurity posture.
Monday, March 3
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Venetian | Level 3 | San Polo 3401
Additional fees and registration apply.
Keynote: Disruptive Technologies: Examining the Challenges and Opportunities of Cyber, AI, and beyond
A name synonymous with visionary leadership, retired four-star Army General Paul M. Nakasone is the longest-serving leader of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, and is regarded among an elite class of leaders whose strategic expertise at the nexus of cybersecurity, technology, and geopolitics has laid the groundwork for upholding our nation’s security in the modern age.
Wednesday, March 5
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Venetian | Level 2 | Venetian F
Generative AI Security Essentials
Navigating the world of artificial intelligence in a safe and secure way has never been more critical. This presentation, “Generative AI Security Essentials,” offers a non-technical overview tailored for employees who are new to AI. Join us as we navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, equipping you with the essential knowledge to harness its potential while also safeguarding you against emerging threats.
Thursday, March 6
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Caesars | Alliance 315
Cascading OT Security Failures into Healthcare Disasters
The evolving complexity of healthcare operational technology has created critical infrastructure where architectural security weaknesses can directly precipitate patient care disasters. This presentation demonstrates how attack path analysis and fault propagation modeling reveal systemic vulnerabilities in clinical OT architectures, with specific focus on life-sustaining systems including physiological monitoring networks, automated medication delivery platforms, medical gas infrastructure, and critical care support systems.
Thursday, March 6
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Venetian | Level 3 | Murano 3201