RSA 2010: Special Report
All the news from the security event of the year
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
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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
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