ArcticCon 2026

The Lakefront Anchorage 4800 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK 99517

October 14-15, 2026 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Alaska Time (AKDT)

The premier conference for cybersecurity professionals specializing in extreme environments.

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About ArcticCon

Since its debut in 2017, ArcticCon has galvanized Anchorage's IT community with engaging sessions, hands-on workshops, and high-energy networking—bringing together developers, sysadmins, security pros, and tech enthusiasts from all corners of Alaska.

From morning breakout sessions and afternoon keynotes to our epic evening after-party, ArcticCon is the place to plug in, level up your skills, and leave inspired by the power of community.

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Conference Agenda

Explore our comprehensive agenda of sessions, workshops, and keynotes

Day 1 - Wednesday, Oct 14

Main Track

Modern Firewall Technologies

Aaron Bontrager — Fortinet

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Main Track

From Prompts to Payloads: How Agentic AI Changes the Attack Chain

Logan Turner — Staff Security Architect, Proofpoint

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Main Track

Cybersecurity and Compliance For 2026

Ethan Hudson — Structured

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshops

Unmanaged, Uncompromised: Hands-On with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Browser

Glenn Medina — Manager - Domain Consulting, Palo Alto Networks

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Track

Complexity Is the Vulnerability We Keep Funding

Eric Huffman

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Main Track

RapperBot DDoS Botnet

Elliott Peterson

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Main Track

Modern Threats Panel

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Time

Main Track

Workshops

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Modern Firewall Technologies

Aaron Bontrager — Fortinet

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

From Prompts to Payloads: How Agentic AI Changes the Attack Chain

Logan Turner — Staff Security Architect, Proofpoint

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Cybersecurity and Compliance For 2026

Ethan Hudson — Structured

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Unmanaged, Uncompromised: Hands-On with Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access Browser

Glenn Medina — Manager - Domain Consulting, Palo Alto Networks

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Complexity Is the Vulnerability We Keep Funding

Eric Huffman

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

RapperBot DDoS Botnet

Elliott Peterson

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Modern Threats Panel

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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