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1RSA Conference Provides Comprehensive Look at the State of Security
225th Anniversary Event Fills Moscone North, South and West
3Big Name Government, Tech and Showbiz Keynoters
Keynotes are a highlight for many who attend the RSA Conference in any given year, and the 2016 event was no exception. Among the major technology leaders giving keynotes this year were Mark McLaughlin, CEO of Palo Alto Networks; Michael Brown, CEO of Symantec; and Martin Fink, CTO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
4RSA President Tells Industry to ‘Wake Up’
In the opening keynote of the RSA Conference, Amit Yoran, president of RSA Security, told the audience that it’s time for both IT security vendors and practitioners to wake up to the modern reality of threats.
5Head of NSA and U.S. Cyber Command Explains His Mission
U.S. Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, delivered the message that he wants to work with the technology industry to help defend both the security and privacy of Americans.
6Secretary of Defense Wants More Security Innovation
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter detailed the new “Hack the Pentagon” effort, aimed at engaging security researchers in helping identify potential security vulnerabilities.
7Intel Security Chief Talks IT Talent Shortage
8VMware CEO Emphasizes Virtualization for Security
In a keynote, Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, discussed his company’s Distributed Network Encryption (DNE) effort, which aims to secure virtual machine workloads. VMware has been talking about DNE since at least 2015 as a way to improve data center security.
9Exploiting Toys in a Cradle
10Forget the Toaster, Your Kettle Can Hack You
11Vendor Targets OPM Breach Victims
The breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2015 exposed nearly 26 million Americans to risk. Passages, one of the exhibitors on the RSA Conference show floor, attempted to market to those victims by claiming that identity theft monitoring isn’t enough.
12FBI Brings Tommy Gun to RSA
13DHS Promotes the Department at RSA
14NSA: Defending Our Nation, Securing the Future
15Israeli Companies Showcase Their Technologies
16Korean Security Technology on Display
17United Kingdom Highlights Security Innovation
18Game of Threats at RSA
19The Force Awakens at RSA
20Juniper Raffles Star Wars Legos
21Kevin Mitnick Educates on Social Engineering Risks
22CSI: Cyber Actors Discuss Facts and Fiction
A panel that included the executive producer and actors from the TV drama “CSI: Cyber” talked about how real their show is and how they hope it will impact the IT security industry.