The RSA 2013 San Francisco security trade show takes place at Moscone Center February 25 through March 1. “Where the World Talks Security” is the theme
of this year’s show. http://www.rsaconference.com/events/2013/usa/index.htm
Near the bottom of this blog is information on getting a free RSA pass (exhibition hall) from Ahnlab, Zscaler, or Sophos.
The show has grown in size, with over 350 companies exhibiting. The exhibition hall area will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 11am to 6pm (3pm on Thursday) for individuals with a full conference pass; there will be 275 different sessions to attend across 22 tracks. Threats are evolving. The cyber criminals are getting more creative.
The show has grown in size, with over 350 companies exhibiting. The exhibition hall area will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 11am to 6pm (3pm on Thursday) for individuals with a full conference pass; there will be 275 different sessions to attend across 22 tracks. Threats are evolving. The cyber criminals are getting more creative.
Up until several
years ago, if you said “APT”, the brightest people in the room would say,
“Advanced Placement Test.” Now they are
saying, “Advanced Persistent Threat.” A
number of security pundits are saying that traditional defenses are ineffective
against today’s more sophisticated threats.
Here is your chance to learn about what companies are doing to protect
individuals and companies against these.
A number of security vendors may not have booths. Look for stealthy meetings to be held at the
bar area at the W Hotel, and way too many luncheons to at the Thirsty Bear
Brewery on Howard street. Some stealthy
meetings may be held as far away as the Clift Hotel.
For those just going for the exhibits, a great number of
vendors always have presentation theatres in their booth areas. These can be quite educational, as well. Exhibition pass holders are able to attend
the keynotes Tuesday through Friday, I believe.
There are a number of keynote addresses at RSA 2013. The final keynote this year will be 66th
Secretary of the United States, Condoleezza Rice, on Friday afternoon. Go to the RSA site to learn about what talks
are being give, and who the other keynote speakers are.
Thursday is the least crowded day in the Exhibition Hall, as
vendors will go through the ceremonial exchanging of the tchotchkes with other
vendors. Before going on your own
personal tchotchke run, ask yourself, “Do I really need another 15 trade show
tee shirts?” If you do not attend on
Tuesday, you will miss the libations being served during the last hour on the
first day the exhibition hall is open.
Sponsors for this
Year’s RSA 2013 San Francisco
Global Diamond Sponsors – Microsoft, Symantec, and RSA. Global Platinum Sponsors, Akamai, and Qualys,
Global Gold Sponsors – FireEye, splunk, and SafeNet, Platinum Sponsors – Cisco,
McAfee, HP, and TrustWave. There are
also Gold and Silver sponsor levels as well. Visit their booths. Travel the perimeter to
view products from companies who lack the budget of the larger companies, may
just be starting out, but may also have great products.
This
is your chance to attend a talk by a smaller vendor, then go to a larger vendor
and ask, “Can you do A, B, and C? This
smaller vendor can.” Asking a larger vendor why their products
didn’t test as well on the tests performed by
www.virusbtn.com , www.AV-Test.org and www.AV-comparatives.org will not get you to the front of the line for
any booth giveaways. At the show, you may
be able to view products that range from not so hot, to avg, to pretty incredible.
Award Events Not
Affiliated with RSA But Being Held That Week
SC Magazine will be presenting their SC Awards 2013 Reader
Trust, Excellence, and Professional Awards at a dinner on February 26. There are over 34
categories this year. To see a list of
some of the finalists, go to http://kensek.blogspot.com/2012/02/sc-magazine-awards-2012-winners_29.html
Info Security Products Guide will be presenting their 2013
Global Industry excellence awards at a dinner on February 27. To see a list of the
finalists for this award, go to http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/excellence/index.html
For the recipients of either these awards - Bragging rights,
Product and company recognition, Marketing and promotion opportunities, Logos
for their web site. With a fair degree
of certainty, rest assured that those who have won the previous year but not
this year, will not quickly be removing their logos from the web. sites.
Free Pass – RSA 2013
San Francisco
Entering FXE13AHN at the link below will get you a free RSA
2013 exhibition hall pass. Stop by the
Ahnlab booth, learn about APTs, and tell Ahnlab thank you. FX13SPH at the link below will get you a free
RSA 2013 exhibition hall pass. Stop by the Sophos booth and tell them thank
you. As will FXE13ZSC. Stop by the Zscaler booth and tell them thank
you. Expires February 22.
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