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October 27, 2026

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The Week Ahead: SANS Institute holds cyber workforce summit; CMMC conference

By Jaden Beard / September 21, 2026

CISA Acting Director Nick Andersen headlines a cyber workforce summit this week hosted by SANS Institute, while CyberSheath hosts a two-day virtual conference on the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.

The SANS Institute’s cybersecurity workforce summit is on Tuesday, in partnership with NIST’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, or NICE program.

Andersen is joined by FBI Cyber Division assistant director Brett Leatherman; Brandon Dues, deputy assistant national cyber director for Cyber workforce; and Mark Gorak, director of the...


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