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The new year is coming up, and it is time to make the changes that will improve the way you do Cybersecurity in 2026. Security teams face a well-known yet escalating challenge, protecting complex infrastructures against advanced threats. If your resolution for January is to reduce manual workloads and accelerate threat response, the DevNet Ignite Security Workshop is where you need to be.
We are bringing hands-on workshops to nine major cities across the globe. Whether you are looking to gain a basic understanding or to explore advanced orchestration, these sessions were created to provide you with the skills to automate security across multiple domains.
Why You Should Attend
Manually maintaining cyber security standards is LAME! This workshop focuses on real-world use cases that demonstrate how automation can ensure standard policy enforcement and improve your organization’s resilience.
You will participate in five dedicated tracks designed to change the way you approach security operations:
- Security Automation: Learn the principles of automation using industry-standard tools like Python, Terraform, and Ansible, with a focus on Cisco’s XDR Automate.
- Network Security: Discover how to automate the deployment of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) within AWS, including autoscaling solutions and streamlined configuration management.
- Breach Protection: Explore how Cisco XDR unifies threat detection and hunting, using automated workflows to rebuild attack chains and prioritize incidents.
- User Protection: Master identity security by using APIs for Cisco Duo and Secure Access to enforce zero-trust policies and orchestrate authentication flows.
- Cloud Protection: Get hands-on with configuring cloud-native security controls to reduce attack vectors in hybrid environments.
Get Hands-On Experience
Talking about security automation is fine, but doing it yourself is better! These workshops have an agenda to get you from zero to hero:
- Beginner Labs: Introductions to Terraform and Ansible concepts.
- Infrastructure as Code: Automate and orchestrate a Secure Firewall in AWS using Terraform and implement Policy as Code.
- Advanced Threat Hunting: Automate threat intelligence and incident response actions in Cisco XDR.
- Cutting Edge Tech: Get started with Isovalent eBPF, Cilium, and Tetragon for runtime security visibility.
January 2026 Schedule
Don’t miss your chance to join us. Registration is open for the following locations:
- Boulder: January 7, 2026
- Boston: January 14, 2026
- Frankfurt: January 15, 2026
- Amsterdam: January 20, 2026
- Toronto: January 21, 2026
- London: January 22, 2026
- Paris: January 27, 2026
- Austin: January 28, 2026
- Dubai: January 29, 2026
Let’s GOOOO! Click the “Register Now” button here, https://cisco.cventevents.com/event/DevNet_Ignite_Security_Workshops/workshop-overview, for the city closest to you, to claim your seat and start the new year with the tools you need to scale security with speed and confidence.
Need help getting your boss to sponsor your travel??? Below is an email template you can use to get your boss on board with letting you go and hopefully paying for your trip to the sessions.
Hi [Manager’s Name],
I want to request approval to attend the DevNet Ignite Security Workshop in [City] on [Date].
This is a one-day, hands-on, technical workshop focused on a challenge we face: securing complex hybrid environments while maintaining speed and reliability. The session is entirely practical and centered on security automation, to reduce manual effort, mitigate human-error-related risk, and improve our response to threats.
Key benefits to our team include:
Decreasing Manual Security Operations
Hands-on labs using Terraform and Ansible to automate repeatable security tasks such as firewall provisioning, policy updates, and configuration management.
Faster Incident Response
The Breach Protection track covers automating threat detection and prioritization with Cisco XDR to support rapid containment and response during incidents.
Zero Trust Enforcement via APIs
Practical experience implementing Zero Trust policies programmatically, helping ensure consistent access controls across remote and hybrid users.
Improved Cloud and Hybrid Security Posture
Labs focused on configuring cloud-native security controls to reduce our attack surface and improve visibility through diverse environments.
This workshop is not theoretical. It includes guided labs where I will build scripts and workflows that can be directly applied to our existing infrastructure and shared with the team.
Logistics:
Date: [Event Date]
Location: [Insert City]
Cost: [Insert Estimated Registration/Travel Cost]
Investing a single day in this training will help us move from reactive, manual security operations to a more automated, flexible approach. I’m glad to provide a follow-up with a summary or internal walkthrough afterward to share what I learned.
Feel free to tell me if you’d like to discuss this further.
Kind regards,
[Your Name]
