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DESCRIPTION:   'Title: Incident Response in 2026\n   Tags: Blue Team Villag
 e | Creator Talk/Panel\n   When: Saturday\, Aug 8\, 17:00 - 17:59 PDT\n   
 Where: LVCCW Level 2 W217 (Blue Team Village) Main Stage - [1]Map\n\n   De
 scription:\n\n   Join us at the Blue Team Village for an interactive sessi
 on on the\n   shifting dynamics of Incident Response. As modern threat vec
 tors\n   evolve\, security teams must actively adapt their core competenci
 es and\n   refine their playbooks. Our panel of practitioners will dive in
 to\n   practical strategies for navigating high-pressure\n   environments-
 balancing technical depth with stakeholder management\,\n   and building r
 esilience against burnout. We will discuss critical\n   operational mistak
 es\, the role of automation\, and how to foster a\n   collaborative IR com
 munity. Whether you are a seasoned responder or\n   just starting your jou
 rney\, gain actionable insights on advancing your\n   IR career while main
 taining your sanity.\n\n   Speakers:Chriss Hansen\,K Singh\,Levone Campbel
 l\,Sarthak Taneja\n\n   SpeakerBio:  Chriss Hansen\n\n   Chriss Hansen is 
 a seasoned Cyber Field Engineer at Pentera\, with a\n   background as a Di
 gital Forensic Engineer and extensive experience in\n   DFIR roles for var
 ious companies. He serves as an Incident Response\n   Lead for the Wiscons
 in Cyber Response Team\, leveraging his expertise\n   to combat cyber thre
 ats. Prior to his cybersecurity career\, he worked\n   as a mattress sales
 man at Mattress Firm. Outside of work\, he enjoys\n   water polo\, running
 \, riding motorcycles\, and playing the drums\,\n   showcasing his diverse
  interests beyond the tech world. He is also on\n   the board for DC608: a
  non-profit educational group in Madison\n   Wisconsin based on training a
 nd educating future cyber security\n   experts.\n\n   SpeakerBio:  K Singh
 \n\n   "K" Singh is a Senior Incident Response Consultant at Mandiant\, wh
 ere\n   he helps Fortune 500 companies\, leading enterprises\, and a wide 
 range\n   of organizations navigate high-stakes cybersecurity incidents. W
 ith\n   experience spanning large-scale incident response\, tabletop exerc
 ises\,\n   strategic security planning\, and hands-on “dead disk” fore
 nsics\, K\n   has seen just about everything under the sun—and then some
 .\n\n   Before joining Mandiant\, K served as a Senior Incident Response\n
    Consultant at CrowdStrike and as an Incident Response Consultant and\n 
   Forensic Lab Manager with the Global Incident Response Practice at\n   C
 ylance.\n\n   When he’s not untangling cyber crises\, K is usually elbow
 s-deep in a\n   car project—grumbling about questionable engineering dec
 isions and\n   breaking things that\, by all logic\, should never break.\n
 \n   SpeakerBio:  Levone Campbell\, Chief Information Security Officer\n\n
    Levone Campbell\, MBA\, MPS\, CISSP\n\n   With more than two decades of
  experience in cybersecurity operations\,\n   Levone Campbell serves as a 
 Cybersecurity Lead and Incident\n   Coordinator\, helping safeguard his or
 ganization’s digital\n   environment through strategic defense and incid
 ent response.\n\n   A seasoned information technology professional\, Levon
 e has developed\n   deep expertise in cyber threat intelligence and cyberc
 rime analysis\,\n   consistently anticipating and responding to emerging t
 hreats in an\n   increasingly complex digital landscape. He has also expan
 ded his focus\n   to include the growing intersection of artificial intell
 igence and\n   cybersecurity\, with particular attention to the evolving c
 hallenges of\n   AI-driven threats and defensive capabilities.\n\n   Levon
 e’s academic background includes dual bachelor’s degrees in\n   Manage
 ment and Marketing from North Carolina A&T State University\, a\n   Master
  of Business Administration from Walden University\, and a Master\n   of P
 rofessional Studies in Technology Management with a concentration\n   in C
 ybersecurity from Georgetown University.\n\n   His commitment to professio
 nal excellence is further demonstrated by\n   his industry-recognized cert
 ifications\, including the CISSP\, which\n   underscore his standing as a 
 well-rounded cybersecurity leader.\n\n   Based in Houston\, Texas\, Levone
  values the balance between a demanding\n   career and a strong family lif
 e. Married for 20 years and a proud\n   father of two\, he brings discipli
 ne\, perspective\, and purpose to his\n   work in protecting critical digi
 tal assets and advancing cyber\n   resilience.\n\n   SpeakerBio:  Sarthak 
 Taneja\n\n   Started from Offensive Security and ended up in Defense. Wear
 ing\n   Purple hat most of the days.\n\n   '\n\n   1. #LVCCW_Level2_North\
 n\n\n
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LOCATION:Blue Team Village - LVCCW Level 2 W217 (Blue Team Village) Main St
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SUMMARY:Incident Response in 2026
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