The RSA Conference – Cloud, devices & social changing the game?

By abigail_lovell | March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment 

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The weather may still be cold in London, but San Francisco has been hot this week, especially for the security industry. The USA RSA Conference is one of the premier security events, educating and connecting security professionals from around the world.

Symantec’s CEO Enrique Salem took the stage earlier in the week as one of the keynote speakers.

He discussed the information economy, and how this decade will change the way we think about it. The two major trends Enrique thinks will change the information economy significantly are the adoption of cloud computing and the explosion of digital devices. Along with the rise of social media, these trends make a trio that are linked and will accelerate the need for an information-centric approach to security.

All three rely on trust, and that trust requires security, privacy and compliance measures in place so that information can be accessible by the right people, on any device and from any place in order for the information economy to reach its full potential.

I found this really interesting. Enrique said that security is not only about putting up higher walls around information or locking down devices, it is about delivering solutions that provide trust and confidence. And he also spoke about how it is an opportunity for the security industry to enable, nurture and navigate through this future of the information economy.

It would be great to know what you are you doing in your organisation to securely allow information to flow freely between the right people. What has changed over the past five years and what predictions do you have for the next five?

Abigail Lovell

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RSA Conference Europe 2008

By Guy Bunker | October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment 

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I will be at RSA Europe next week and taking part in a round-table entitled “Threat Horizon 2010+ – To Infinity and Beyond” . This should be a lively debate. It’s on Tuesday 28th October at 11:45am. See you there.