The 12th annual SANS Security Awareness Summit focuses on the theme of “Advancing Security Culture.” The in-person event will be in Chicago, but select talks are free to attend live online. Attendees include thousands of security awareness, behavior, and culture professionals from around the world. Whether you attend in person or online, the summit is designed to equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to drive meaningful security culture change.

Operation Shamrock's Erin West will deliver the event keynote, "Uncovering the Dark World of Nation-State Scams," Thursday, August 14 at 9:20am CT (2:20pm UTC). A leading expert in combating transnational organized crime, West will uncover the dark world of "pig butchering" scams — sophisticated schemes run by global criminal networks that exploit victims through manipulation and financial deception. She will shed light on how these crimes are part of a larger international threat, exploiting gaps in law enforcement, banking, and regulatory systems.