Meet the Legends of Defense at VMware Explore 2025

Bolster up your security stance with expert-led sessions and demos

  • Did someone say encore? We’re heading back to Las Vegas for VMware Explore 2025, happening Aug. 25-28 at the Venetian Convention and Expo Center.
  • We’ve curated a stellar lineup of Symantec x Carbon Black engineers and product experts to be your gurus.
  • Get expert takes on solutions for today’s most pressing challenges and threats at our sessions, roundtables, and demos.

While “eat, sleep, replace with AI, repeat” seems to be on loop for many, we’ve decided our experts are better suited than bots to bring you real value at VMWare Explore 2025. You’ll be able to learn and collaborate with the best of the best (yes, real humans) at this year’s conference. AI can try—but legends never die.  

There’s no shortage of rock-solid sessions, so you may find yourself wondering where to start. Well, your saving grace has arrived. I’ve short-listed some topics and trends to look out for. Let’s get into it. 

Keep your enemies close—and your toughest customers closer 

The toughest battles often come from within. In this breakout session, you’ll meet with engineers Dustin Hammond and Prajawl Panchamahalkar to explore how you can implement enterprise-grade security at scale. We’ll use ourselves as a case study to show how you can secure any device, any location and any cloud, making Operation: Achieve Zero Trust a rousing success.

➡️ Details: “Dogfooding” Broadcom Software for Internal Security - Breakout Session | Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM PDT

“You’re not from around here, are ya?”

Attackers don’t always arrive guns blazing. They hide in your legitimate tools, passing as locals until things go awry. Known as living off the land (LOTL) attacks, attackers are increasingly using legitimate software to weasel their way in. That’s why, in this 30-minute roundtable, expert engineers Kirk Hasty and Lee Mussehl will discuss these vagabonds of vulnerability and how to keep your endpoints secure across diverse environments. 

➡️ Details: Modern Endpoint Security: Visibility, Flexibility and Defense - Meet the Experts Roundtable Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Secure BYOD policies have productivity on the up and up

recent roundup shows 82% of organizations embracing bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies and 68% reporting a jump in productivity after implementation. With these numbers, it’s clear security needs to follow users and applications, not just devices. Learn how to protect your BYOD workforce with the right solutions in this breakout session, led by Product Managers Stanislav Elenkrich and Srini Nimmagadda. They’ll show you how VMware vDefend works with Symantec Zero Trust Network Access protection—a dynamite duo as dynamic as they are.

➡️ Details: Ready to See What Happens When Zero Trust Just Clicks? - Breakout Session | Monday, Aug. 25 from 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM PDT 

How to scare ransomware: Get the latest intel on emerging threats

By the end of this session led by Vikram Thakur and the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter team, you’ll be able to belt, “I ain’t afraid of no cyber threat.” Gain actionable tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on real-world cyber attack threat intelligence. And even though we aren’t fans of bad guys sneaking past your frontline, we are fans of sneak peeks. Here, you’ll get a first look at how you can spot advanced attacks with our new machine learning analytic, Threat Tracer Incidents.

➡️ Details: The 2025 Threat Landscape - Breakout Session | Monday, Aug. 25 from 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

A new endpoint innovation is helping teams investigate and remediate faster

For security analysts, identifying a threat’s cause is just a piece of the puzzle. Uncovering its potential blast zone is where the real grunt work lies. Breaking news: It’s now easier than ever to visualize and investigate threats. Join engineer Kirk Hasty in discovering how Carbon Black Enterprise EDR’s newest feature, Threat Tracer, can unburden your team. This powerful tool helps analysts remediate faster and more effectively through insights beyond those of a traditional process tree. 

➡️ Details: Threat Tracer: Visual Investigations Without the Guesswork - Booth Theater Session Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Cyber noise doesn’t have a curfew—but AI can quiet the buzz

If you’re looking to empower yourself and your teams to save time and reduce burnout from the relentless ruckus that is cyber noise, this session is for you. Engineer Michael Schlanhart will be taking the stage to share a practical, intentional case for implementing AI. He’s the guy you want to hear from when it comes to soundproofing your systems to focus on tackling the data and threats that matter most—all with speed and clarity. Do you hear something? I don’t. 

➡️ Details: Unleashing the Power of AI Within Cyber Security - Booth Theater Session | Monday, Aug. 25 from 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM PDT

More than a meet and greet

I’ve taken you this far; Now it’s up to you to make sure we’re on your schedule. Here, you’ll be able to register for the can’t-miss events mentioned above. To see our legendary solutions in action and chat with the people who know them best, be sure to see us for a live demo.

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