RSA 2010: Special Report

The great and good from the IT security industry have converged on San Francisco this week to mingle with the experts and discuss the latest global trends and threats.

The impressive speaker list includes Janet Napolitano, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security, Howard Schmidt, White House cyber security co-ordinator, and Robert Mueller, director of the FBI.

Some of the biggest IT players, including Microsoft, HP and IBM, are also in attendance to show off their latest wares.

Check here for all the latest news, views and video:

Q &A: Secunia boss Niels Henrik Rasmussen
Danish firm sees better security should be free for all

Steve Wozniak reveals his hacking history
From cracking phones to beta-testing the Prius

Top 10 hot topics at RSA 2010
Talking points of this week's conference

VIDEO: RSA show recap
Looking back on the security gathering

VIDEO: Security predictions for the coming year
Execs share their thoughts on what 2010 may hold

Humanity entering golden era of robotics
But rise of the machines poses worrying questions, warns Brookings Institution scientist

FBI asks businesses to help fight e-crime
Agency pledges co-operation and sympathetic handling of cases

RSA 2010 a great improvement, say exhibitors
The quality of people visiting stands at RSA 2010 has improved markedly

Jericho Forum 'winning hearts and minds'
Businesses understand the death of the perimeter, says security group

PGP president eschews easy answers
Phil Dunkelberger sees legal questions clouding security forecast

IBM talks up need for 'smart' security
Connected devices will require new approach, says Tivoli boss

Researcher outlines dangers of social data
Facebook et al providing vital clues for attackers

Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint
Malware startup costs put at a mere $2,500

DHS boss announces cyber security contest
Janet Napolitano asks for public/private co-operation to boost awareness

VIDEO: Sophos on the threat landscape
UK firm talks about trends and developments

Panel considers US security regulation
Experts split on role of government in online security

Hackers using legitimate cloud services for dark ends
Malware industry getting increasingly professional, warn experts

Q & A with Bruce Schneier
Schneier on security, SSL and squid

VIDEO: Trend Micro on cloud security services
CTO Raimund Genes reflects on side effects of Smart Protection Network

IBM touts new security tools and services
Vendor introduces range of systems, partnerships and initiatives

Microsoft planning universal network access control
Company talks of a 'chief security officer on every desktop'

RSA visitors get more bang for their bucks
Visitors to the RSA conference spend thousands of dollars on the best tickets

VIDEO: Views from the Valley
Looking forward to the week in security

Researchers seek balance in security hype
Keep a lid on the hysteria, say experts

VIDEO: Microsoft on new Forefront security tools
Company sheds light on 2010 release

Companies urged to speak up on data breaches
Sharing information with law enforcement is always the best policy, says panel

Encryption and anti-virus are failing
Traditional approaches growing increasingly useless, warn experts

VIDEO: Trio teams up for drive protection
Seagate, Intel and WinMagic join forces

US declassifies key IT security plans
White House reveals intentions to open up Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative

Cryptographers tout the virtue of foolishness
Impractical decisions driving research, argue experts

Security fears harming cloud adoption
RSA boss opens conference with strong warning

M86 extends web security into the cloud
Secure Web Service Hybrid features cloud-based scanning and centralised policy management

Secunia offers free patch management to all
New system automatically installs the relevant patches

HP publishes cloud security study
New report outlines dangers of cloud computing

Security industry gathers for RSA 2010
Information security professionals converge on San Francisco