Track Descriptions
RSA Conference 2010 now offers 18 tracks with over 250 sessions! Check on the different tracks of learning available to meet your individual needs.
Applications & Development
Sessions in this track will focus on topics related to the secure development, implementation and operation of package and custom developed applications, whether they are legacy, Web-based, or other (e.g., peer-to-peer). This track will also include sessions related to applied cryptography.
Business of Security
Non-implementation issues about the security industry, such as strategic trends, financing (e.g., VC investment in security start-ups) and broad service offerings such as auditing and systems integration will be discussed in this track.
Cryptography
Cryptography is ever changing and this academically focused and refereed track for mathematicians and computer scientists offers presentations of the very latest papers about the science of cryptography.
Data Security – NEW for 2010!
Sessions in this track cover strategies, practices, and technologies to classify, track, and protect sensitive data. Learn about security of data in the cloud, developments in Data Leakage Prevention (DLP), new threats to sensitive data, and managing data strategically across the enterprise, with partners, with outsourcers and with users.
Endpoints
Endpoint security has become a huge challenge for enterprises. Employee machines typically have to balance multiple agents, antivirus software, and a range of applications. This track focuses on defending endpoints. Topics included antivirus, anti-spyware, host-based security technologies, patch management and securing personal devices in the enterprise (consumerization). This track also focuses on protecting machines and the enterprise against the careless or clueless insiders that make poor security choices.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Sessions in this track cover risk management frameworks and how to better quantify and manage risk. Learn about compliance with standards such as PCI, Sarbanes Oxley and others. You will also find sessions on governance including how to effectively communicate and enforce policies and standards in the enterprise.
Hackers & Threats
In this advanced technical track you’ll hear detailed discussions about social engineering (spam, phishing, pharming, etc.), vulnerabilities, exploits that are in the wild.
Hot Topics
Sessions in this track focus on late breaking news, events, and/or revelations just prior to the Conference to ensure that information presented to attendees is as current as possible.
Industry Experts
Listen to leading information security professionals talk about today’s most pressing matters.
Law
Security and the battle for justice go hand-in-hand. Topics in this track range from unintended consequences due to legislation and legal rulings, to liability from negligence claims by private litigants.
Policy & Government
Policies and requirements promulgated by government entities impact information security in both the public and private sector. This track covers topics related to current and emerging regulations, legislation, national security, law enforcement, and government procurement issues applicable at the federal, state, local and international levels.
Network & Mobile Security
This track focuses on two important areas of security: the security of the network infrastructure and the mobile devices that form the edges of the enterprise. In this track you’ll find sessions on network monitoring, intrusion prevention, firewalls, new threats to networks, information on DoS and DDoS attacks, and other emerging issues in network security. This track also covers mobile security including management of mobile devices, mobile malware, and how consumerization impacts mobile security.
Physical Security & Critical Infrastructure
Sessions in this track will focus on physical security, including topics such as video surveillance and analytics. Critical infrastructure protection topics, such as SCADA and distributed/process control systems will also be covered in this track.
Professional Development
Learn about individuals’ technical and business/management training and career development, as well as staff and personnel management in the Professional Development track.
Research Revealed
In this advanced technical track you’ll hear from an elite group of security researchers that are pushing the boundaries of IT Security. Sessions in this track will cover the underground economy, new classes of vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques, reverse engineering and how to combat these problems.
Security in Practice – NEW for 2010!
Learn how large enterprises solved hard security problems. Speakers in this track will talk about data-producing research as well as real world security solutions.
Sponsor Case Studies
Learn innovative best practices from case studies based on successful strategies, delivered and discussed by leading edge companies
Strategy & Architecture
This track will cover architectural and strategic planning considerations for the deployment of security-enabled technologies, as well as trends in emerging technologies, aligning security to other business units, and security metrics. You’ll hear about research, implementation and deployment of solutions for AAA, enterprise rights management, forensics, and other enterprise security-related issues, as well as vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.