Attendee Profile

A Who’s Who of the Information Security Profession

Who attends RSA® Conference? The 15,000-plus attendees include virtually every profession involved in information security — 20% are VP/directors, 31% are team leaders/project managers, 40% are IT/IS management and 19% are engineers/developers.

Attendees come primarily from major industry verticals such as Banking, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Computer Software Development and Manufacturing.

A few highlights:

  • 34% have 10-plus years experience in security
  • 46% spend three quarters of their time or job involved solely in information security projects
  • 24% are Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSPs)
  • 21% are from companies with 50,000-plus employees
  • 50% have a security budget over $1 million