Lance Spitzner
Associate Professor
Director, Workforce Cybersecurity Training at SANS Institute
Specialities
Cybersecurity Leadership, Security Awareness
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About Lance
Lance Spitzner is a Senior Instructor and the Director, Workforce Cybersecurity Training at the SANS Institute and a global leader in managing human risk and building security cultures that last. As author and instructor for LDR433: Managing Human Risk and LDR521: Security Culture for Leaders, he helps organizations transform cybersecurity from a technical program into a people-powered movement that changes behavior and reduces risk.
Lance’s cybersecurity career began after serving as an armor officer in the U.S. Army’s Rapid Deployment Force and earning his MBA from the University of Illinois. While interning at a Unix consulting company, he discovered his passion for systems and defense, becoming the go-to expert on firewalls. His early technical work as a security architect at Sun Microsystems, helping secure some of the world’s largest enterprises, led him to find the Honeynet Project, which pioneered the fields of deception and cyber intelligence. Over the past 25 years, he has advised 350+ organizations across 20 countries, authored three books, and taught thousands of students how to defend both technology and people.
Press & Media
Recognitions
- InfoSecurity Magazine / Interview / 2014 — “Cyber-Security SANS Frontières: An Interview with Lance Spitzner”
- TechTarget / Article / 2024 — “Lance Spitzner: Pioneer of the Honeynet Project, 25 Years of Security Experience”
- CybersecuritySummit.com / Speaker Profile / 2014 — “Lance Spitzner – Training Director, SANS Security Awareness”