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These sessions focus on late breaking news, events, and/or revelations just prior to the Conference to ensure that information presented is as current as possible.

Trusted Identity in Cyberspace – Trends, Opportunities and Issues

Tuesday 11 October | 14.10 - 15.00 hrs
Speaker: Kim Cameron | Distinguished Engineer, Identity and Access Division | Microsoft Corporation
Classification: General Interest

The European Union's Single Digital Market initiative, driven by economic imperatives, has many technology and social implications. Its success demands a digital identity system that for the first time integrates government and citizens, consumers and private enterprises. The same motivations lie behind the US National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The session will look at developments, approaches, role of the cloud and implications for citizens, governments and enterprises.

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Breaking News! Up-to-the-Minute Threats

Wednesday 12 October | 13.00 - 13.50 hrs
Moderator: Greg Day | EMEA Security CTO | Symantec Corporation
Panelist 1: Greg Hoglund | Chief Executive Officer and Founder | HBGary, Inc.
Panelist 2: Vincent Blake | Head of Cyber Security | Raytheon UK
Classification: General Interest

You won't find slides for this session online. We don't even know what topics it will cover. This session is dedicated to the hottest trends and most pressing threats as of the conference week. Join the panel of security researchers as they discuss the latest cyber security threats. Cyber war? Hacktivism? Cloud hack? Serious supply-chain break? All will be revealed.

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Cracked Digital Certificates – the State of SSL

Thursday 13 October | 11.10 - 12.00 hrs
Moderator: Ben Wilson | General Counsel | DigiCert, Inc.
Panelist 1: Phillip Hallam-Baker | Vice President and Principal Scientist | Comodo Group, Inc.
Panelist 2: Ivan Ristic| Director of Engineering | Qualys, Inc.
Classification: Intermediate

Is SSL/TLS still a viable means of securing packets transmitted over the Internet? This panel will discuss why recent attacks have been successful and what needs to be done on both server and client sides of session negotiation, site design, and transmission to prevent them, including browser and Certification Authority efforts to improve protocols, architectures, implementations and operations.

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The Rise of the Chaotic Actor: Adapting to the Age of Anonymous

Thursday 13 October | 13.00 - 13.50 hrs
Moderator: Joshua Corman | Director, Security Intelligence | Akamai Technologies
Panelist 1: Aaron Barr | Director of Cyber Security | Sayres & Associates
Panelist 2: Will Gragido | Sr. Product Line Manager, HP DVLABS | HP TippingPoint
Classification: General Interest

2011 has seen the rise of the chaotic actor. They are legion and here to stay. We carry a cognitive dissonance toward Anonymous & LulzSec; while some are chaotic good like Robin Hood, others trend toward chaotic evil and want to see the world burn. Our panel will go deeper than the headlines and equip you with meaningful context, insight, implications and strategies for the age of Anonymous.

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Webcast: Getting Your Session Proposal Accepted

Improve your chances of becoming a Speaker at RSA® Conference Europe 2011. Get the inside track on Conference requirements and how to increase your visibility with the Programme Committee by viewing our webcast. You'll hear from Herbert "Hugh" Thompson, Ph.D., the Programme Committee Chairman and Linda Lynch, RSA Conference Europe Manager provide insight into how the selection process works.
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