Career Pathways in Cloud Security Featuring Shaun McCullough

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM until 1:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00

Live Webinar

Career Pathways in
Cloud Security

with Shaun McCullough

October 21 | 12 p.m. Eastern Time

Build your future in cloud security.

Explore where a career securing modern cloud environments can take you—and how specialized education can help you get there.

As organizations increasingly rely on cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity professionals need specialized skills to secure complex environments, manage risk, detect threats, and respond to attacks.

Featured Conversation

Shaun McCullough

SANS Certified Instructor
Cloud Security Architect, GitHub
SANS.edu Master’s Degree Graduate, 2017

Join Shaun for practical perspectives on building and advancing a career in cloud security.

Shaun brings more than 20 years of experience at the National Security Agency, where he worked across cyber operations as a software engineer, manager, researcher, operations lead, and technical director of Blue, Red, and Hunt teams. Today, he focuses on securing cloud infrastructure at GitHub and is the lead author of SANS SEC541: Cloud Security Threat Detection.

Explore graduate study in cloud security

You’ll also learn about the SANS.edu Graduate Certificate in Cloud Security and how its SANS Institute courses and GIAC certifications can help you develop advanced, job-relevant expertise.

What You’ll Learn

Career opportunities and pathways in cloud security
The technical and professional skills that can help you succeed in the field
Insights from Shaun’s career in cyber operations, security engineering, and cloud security
How cloud security differs from securing traditional IT environments
How SANS.edu integrates SANS Institute courses and GIAC certifications into graduate-level study
What to expect from the Graduate Certificate in Cloud Security
How to determine whether the program aligns with your experience and career goals

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for cybersecurity and IT professionals interested in moving into cloud security, as well as professionals already working with cloud environments who want to deepen their security expertise and advance their careers.