Blueprint is a cybersecurity podcast for security operations professionals who want to learn from practitioners actually doing the work. Hosted by John Hubbard, SANS Institute Cyber Defense Curriculum Lead and author of SANS SOC-related training courses SEC450 and LDR551, the show brings you in-depth conversations with SOC leaders, detection engineers, incident responders, and threat hunters defending enterprise networks.
With thousands of listeners around the globe, Blueprint brings together top-tier practitioners and leaders to go beyond surface-level security trends to explore the real challenges of building and running security operations. Episodes cover SOC detection engineering techniques, AI-enhanced security operations, SOC automation and tooling, incident response workflows, threat intelligence application, security metrics that matter, and the leadership challenges of managing defense teams.
Guests include security practitioners driving innovation from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups, government agencies, and cutting-edge security teams, as well as tool builders and researchers advancing the state of cyber defense. Whether you're a SOC analyst looking to level up your detection skills, a security engineer building defensive capabilities, or a leader managing security operations, Blueprint delivers actionable insights you can apply in your environment.
What You'll Learn:
- Detection engineering patterns and techniques used by advanced SOC teams
- Practical approaches to threat hunting, log analysis, and alert tuning
- How top organizations structure their security operations and measure effectiveness
- Real incident response stories and lessons learned from major breaches
- Emerging tools, protocols, and technologies in the defensive security space
- Leadership strategies for building and scaling SOC teams
John Hubbard brings a unique perspective as both a practitioner and educator, translating complex security concepts into practical, implementable strategies. With a background in electrical engineering and years teaching thousands of security professionals through SANS, he asks the questions defenders actually care about.
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