Outlook Series | RSA Conference 2010 Opens in San Francisco’s Moscone Center

RSA Conference 2010 Opens in San Francisco’s Moscone Center

March 1, 2010

Information security professionals and business leaders from around the world convened today to open the 19th annual RSA Conference being held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Taking place March 1-5, RSA Conference 2010 provides information security professionals with the best educational opportunities and access to the most important issues through interactions with peers, industry luminaries and emerging and established companies.

Continuing its tradition of informative and compelling speakers, this year’s Conference includes a notable lineup of featured speakers, including:

Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Howard Schmidt, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator
Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
John P. Donoghue, Ph.D., Director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science, Brown University
Dr. Peter Warren Singer, Senior Fellow and Director of the 21^st Century Defense Initiative, Brookings Institution
Herbert (Hugh) Thompson, Ph.D., Program Committee Chair and Advisory Board Member, RSA Conference and Chief Security Strategist, People Security
Craig Newmark, Founder, Craigslist
Bob Sullivan, Technology Writer, MSNBC.com
Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computer, Inc. and Chief Scientist, Fusion-io
Art Coviello, Executive Vice President of EMC Corp. and President of RSA, The Security Division of EMC
Scott Charney, Corporate Vice President for Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft Corp.
Enrique Salem, President and CEO, Symantec Corp.
Philippe Courtot, Chairman and CEO, Qualys Inc.
David DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee Inc.
Dave Hansen, Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager, Security Business Unit, CA Inc.
Al Zollar, General Manager, IBM Tivoli Software
Phil Dunkelberger, President and CEO, PGP Corp.
James Bidzos, Executive Chairman, VeriSign Inc.

“For nearly 20 years, RSA Conference has been the best place for information security professionals from around the world to engage in thought-provoking discussions on issues that affect our industry and the world at large,” said Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager of RSA Conference. “As cyber warfare, cloud security and protecting the enterprise in the face of consumerization and mobility emerge as new challenges for IT departments, our attendees rely on RSA Conference for practical insights and real-world answers to these issues.”

Some of the highlights at RSA Conference 2010 include:

Innovation Sandbox – Taking place on Monday, March 1, this half-day interactive program is devoted to highlighting technological breakthroughs and solutions that are designed to help security practitioners tackle emerging security issues facing the industry. Innovation Sandbox features the “Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2010” contest, “Idea Exchange Whisper Suites” showcasing new R&D breakthroughs from laboratories around the country, interactive white board sessions facilitated by renowned information security experts, an “Ask the Experts" session and a "Successful Entrepreneur Panel."
The Cryptographer’s Panel – On Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m., pioneers in the cryptography field will come together for an engaging discussion about the latest advances in cryptography, research areas to watch in 2010 and practical insights that continue to be drawn from lessons learned over the last three decades.
Big Brother Panel – On Wednesday, March 3, at 2 p.m., this keynote panel will bring conflicting viewpoints to the stage in a contentious discussion about the role government plays in our daily lives. As increasingly sophisticated cybercrime cartels defeat the security of the enterprise, this panel will examine how governments can defend corporations and civilians against these threats without impinging on civil liberties and privacy rights.
Responsible Disclosure Panel – On Wednesday, March 3, at 10:40 a.m., researchers, vendors and customers will convene to discuss the role each constituency plays in the responsible disclosure debate. Questions addressed during this session include what responsibilities does each of these groups owe the other? Do researchers owe the consumer anything? Should software consumers help researchers identify vulnerabilities? And finally, what is the vendor's responsibility to both groups?