
Blueprint: Build the Best in Cyber Defense
Are you a cyber defender looking to keep up on the newest tools, technology, and security concepts? Then BLUEPRINT is the podcast for you! Tune in to hear the latest in cyber defense and security operations from blue team leaders and experts. With a focus on learning, BLUEPRINT includes interviews with today’s top security practitioners defending the world’s most respected brands, and in-depth explanations on the newest technologies, protocols, and defensive tools. BLUEPRINT, is a podcast hosted by John Hubbard and brought to you by the SANS Institute. BLUEPRINT - your one-stop shop for taking your defense skills to the next level!
Latest episodes

Aug 11, 2020 • 41min
A Machine Learning Primer for the Blue Team
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Austin Taylor discusses the promise and reality of cyber security-centric data science, and how you can use machine learning for solving practical security problems.Twitter Handles: @HuntOperator | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Aug 4, 2020 • 42min
Empowering Security Researchers Around the World!
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Roberto Rodriguez explains the awesome projects and initiatives he is working on to help blue teams perform advanced data collection, analysis, and threat hunting.Twitter Handles: @Cyb3rWard0g | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jul 28, 2020 • 42min
Locking Down and Monitoring Cloud Infrastructure
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Cloud expert Kyle Dickinson discusses common cloud infrastructure attacks, and how you can detect and prevent them before they happen to your organization.Twitter Handles: @KyleHaxWhy | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jul 21, 2020 • 42min
Passwordless - Can it Be Done?
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Mark and Libby share the new technologies in use at Microsoft to dramatically decrease the need for the use of passwords in the enterprise.Twitter Handles: @markmorow | @TruBluDevil | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jul 14, 2020 • 36min
Training Yourself in a Quarantined World
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Dave and Ryan speak with John about resources for training yourself, and the challenges of setting up a large-scale cyber lab to simulate an advanced attack for their Splunk Boss of the SOC competition.Twitter Handles: @daveherrald | @meansec | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jul 7, 2020 • 41min
Understanding and Applying Threat Intelligence
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Katie Nickels talks about what threat intelligence is, where to get it, what you should expect from it, and how the SOC should be using it. Twitter Handles: @likethecoins | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jun 30, 2020 • 41min
Privacy Laws: The Future Driver of Cyber Security
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Mary Chaney shares what types of laws we should be concerned about. She discusses her thoughts on privacy laws and how that will drive cyber security, and what she’s doing to get more diverse representation in the industry at all levels. Twitter Handles: @MaryNChaney | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jun 23, 2020 • 44min
Creativity and Choices: Talking About Thinking
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Chris Sanders and Stef Rand discuss qualitative research they conducted on how to use divergent or convergent thinking for improving the quality of your analysis.Twitter Handles: @ChrisSanders88 | @techieStef | @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jun 16, 2020 • 34min
Shock to the System: Re-Evaluating Your Security Operations
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!In our very first guest interview with Mark Orlando, John asks Mark questions to help us re-evaluate our security operations.Twitter Handles: @MarkAOrlando | @SecHubbAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Jun 16, 2020 • 26min
The Art of Blue Teaming
Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!Hear host John Hubbard share info on his background, his inspiration and goals for this podcast and his insights on ‘The Art of Blue Teaming”.Twitter Handles: @SecHubb | @SANSDefenseAll Blueprint Podcast Episodes: sans.org/blueprint-podcastCheck out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn