Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Multi-city roadshow covering identity and access management, SOC operations, and unified threat defense strategies
- Designed for CISOs, security architects, SOC managers, and identity management professionals in enterprise and regulated industries
- Addresses integration challenges across SIEM, EDR, and CASB platforms in hybrid environments
- Features live attack simulations, incident response playbooks, and hands-on workshops
- Includes product certification opportunities and one-on-one consultations with specialists
About the Event
Shield NXG 2026 USA Edition is a ManageEngine roadshow visiting Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, and Dallas. The event focuses on identity security and threat defense for mid-to-large organizations, combining expert-led sessions with hands-on demonstrations and peer networking opportunities.
Identity and Threat Defense Topics
Sessions examine how identity has become a primary attack vector, with practical guidance on continuous identity security assessment and hardening. The agenda draws lessons from 2025 cyberattack trends, including identity theft, ransomware, and AI-driven threats. Attendees will explore incident response playbooks addressing phishing, privilege misuse, and lateral movement scenarios.
Technical content covers integrating identity security across Active Directory, cloud environments, endpoints, and networks. The event addresses a unified platform approach to security operations, examining how organizations can consolidate SIEM, EDR, and CASB capabilities to reduce alert fatigue and eliminate visibility gaps caused by siloed tools. ManageEngine’s Log360 and AD360 products feature in demonstrations.
Compliance and Audit Readiness
The program includes sessions on achieving audit readiness and maintaining regulatory compliance, particularly relevant for attendees from finance, healthcare, and public sector organizations operating under strict governance requirements.
Who Should Attend
The event targets CISOs, CIOs, IT directors, security architects, SOC managers, and identity management engineers. Professionals in governance, risk, and compliance roles will find relevant content, as will security teams from enterprises and regulated industries seeking to mature their security posture across hybrid environments. MECPA certification is available for participants.