
2026 Threat Landscape Reality Check: Turning Threat Intelligence into Analytic Advantage
Source: YouTube · SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response · published May 22, 2026 · 59:58
SANS STAR provides a practitioner-focused discussion on the evolving threat landscape, emphasizing actionable intelligence for defenders 1:10.
Key Takeaways:
• The series aims to facilitate working-level conversations about current threats without vendor pitches or recycled headlines 1:12.
• The episode focuses on the transition of hosting duties, highlighting the shift in leadership for the STAR series 1:33.
• Katie Nichols is acknowledged for building the STAR series into its current format before passing the torch 1:35.
This summary captures the introductory segment of the livestream, setting the stage for deeper threat analysis discussions.
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[music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Hey everyone, welcome to the SANS Threat Analysis Rundown Livestream. I am Shaun O'Connor and I'm honored to be taking over as the host of this series. Now, for those who may be unfamiliar, STAR is a monthly livestream built for practitioners. No vendor pitches, no recycled headlines, that the goal is really working level conversation about what's actually happening in, you know, the threat landscape, what's changing, what CTI teams and defenders can essentially do about it. Now, today we're going to be focused on surpassing the torch. You know, it's a special episode. We're going to start the conversation with Katie Nichols who really built STAR into what it is today. Then Rebecca Brown and John Doyle are joining me to dig into really two areas t…