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RSA 2011 Video Series: For Those Who Missed The Conference…

ITACadmin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:16:44 +0000

With RSA 2011 right in our rear-view mirror, we thought it would be appropriate to showcase a number of videos from the big event. And, if you missed out on RSA 2011, fret not. This video series will make you feel as if you were actually there. See you next year at RSA 2012!

RSA Conference 2011 Opening Keynote

Art Coviello Show Insights – RSA Conference 2011

Cloud Security Alliance at RSA 2011 – Keynote: Vivek Kundra CIO White House Part 1

Revere Security – Knight Trailer for 2011 RSA Conference (Great promotional ad)

RSA Podcast: Paul Smocer, President Financial Services Technology Consortium, Discusses Phishing

ITACadmin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:41:44 +0000

Welcome to the ongoing “Countdown to RSA” podcast series on the ITAC blog where we interview speakers and panelists at the upcoming RSA 2011 conference in San Francisco. Today, we are speaking with Paul Smocer President, Financial Services Technology Consortium, about a panel at RSA that he is moderating called “Phishing Defense: Deploying New Weapons in the Fight Against Email Fraud.”

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RSA Podcast: David Gorodyansky, CEO of AnchorFree, Discusses Top Privacy Risks for Organizations and Consumers

ITACadmin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:30:58 +0000

Welcome to another installment of the “Countdown to RSA” podcast series hosted by the Identity Theft Assistance Center. Security breach notification has occupied the headlines and caused many headaches for privacy and data security professionals and unassuming Internet users. As such, U.S. government organizations and Western European regulators are ramping up enforcement.

Following is an exclusive podcast with David Gorodyansky Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder AnchorFree. AnchorFree is the creator of Hotspot Shield, which is a highly popular free privacy tool. And David is participating in called “Top Privacy Risks for Organizations and Consumers” at RSA 2011.

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Friday’s Food for Thought: RSA 2011 Conference is Around the Corner

ITACadmin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:52:18 +0000

Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from the ITAC blog. It’s hard to believe that another year has gone by and here we are about five weeks away from the 2011 RSA Conference. Each year, leaders from industry, government and the media convene in San Francisco for what is the most comprehensive forum in information security offering enterprise and technical professionals one-stop learning.

This year, RSA is celebrating its 20th year of hosting this event. The timing of the 20th anniversary also comes at a time when when cybersecurity has never been soo vital to the success of businesses and governments. It is no secret that nefarious hackers from inside the U.S. and abroad are aggressively targeting our nation’s infrastructure, businesses and even consumers.

This year, the ITAC blog will be doing a series of podcasts with industry and government leaders who are attending and presenting at the RSA conference. We would like for you to think of our blog as the one-stop-destination for all news related to RSA.

So, please stay tuned and if you have any RSA-related news to share, we want to hear from you!

Dispatches from RSA 2010: Lots of Industry Cyber Solutions; Solving Cyber Security Issues Still Elusive

ITACadmin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:35:15 +0000

The RSA 2010 Conference has been a whirlwind of industry vendors and big conjecture about how to solve the cyber security issues that plague our great nation. But, despite, all of this effort, it seems that solving this security crisis seems very elusive. As our editorial team walked the show floor, we could not help but feel that we are experiencing a digital security bubble right now — lots of vendors that seemed to be offering the same thing and touting the same messages. We wonder…what will the RSA Conference be like next year? Alas, there is no crystal ball. In terms of living in the present, we have compiled some of the most interesting news stories from the show:

Microsoft Exec: Infected PCs Should Be Quarantined (Q&A)
In his keynote at the RSA security conference on Tuesday, Scott Charney, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Trustworthy Computing, suggested that the security industry should follow the health care model of quarantining infected PCs to prevent them from being used to send spam and conduct denial-of-service attacks. In a follow-up interview afterward, Charney elaborated on his vision for reducing the damage from botnets and explains how infected computers should be kept off the Internet just like doctors quarantine sick people and smokers are restricted as to where they can light up in public. Read the full CNET article here.

RSA 2010: US Declassifies Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative
The US government has declassified a description of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) launched in secret in January 2008. The announcement was made by White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt at the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco. “As of noon today you will be able to go to whitehouse.gov/cybersecurity and download the unclassified description of the CNCI and each of the 12 initiatives under the CNCI,” he said yesterday. Read the full ComputerWeekly article here.

Companies Urged to Share Data Breach Information
Sharing information with law enforcement after a breach is critical to successfully battling increasingly sophisticated and organized cybercriminals, security experts said during a panel discussion at the RSA Conference. The biggest challenge for law enforcement is trying to work with domestic companies victimized by breaches, said Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, senior counsel with the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime Section. “The only way we can fight this is to get good support. We’re not there as your enemy but your friend,” she said. Law enforcement does its best to respect a company’s needs and won’t interrupt business during an investigation, she added. Read the full SearchSecurity.com article here.

Three Security Themes to Watch for at the 2010 RSA Conference
Attackers aren’t getting more sophisticated, but their methods are getting more automated, wreaking havoc on corporate networks and the people who are supposed to protect them. Several themes may emerge when this year’s 2010 RSA Conference kicks off this week. Experts will explain what organizations can do to protect their networks in the wake of the Google attacks. Meanwhile, enterprises are building a mixture of public and private clouds, and vendors are eager to present ways that they can be better secured. What exactly is a private cloud or a hybrid approach is up to interpretation. Finally, Howard Schmidt, the White House appointed cybersecurity coordinator, is sure to set the tone early during the conference when he explains what the government is doing this year to protect critical systems from attack. Here’s a snapshot of the themes that could emerge this week. Read more of the SearchSecurity.com article here.

RSA 2010: Computer Health Check Could Stem Spread of Viruses
Microsoft has raised the idea of enforcing computer system “health checks” before they are allowed to connect to the internet as a way of curbing malware infections. “Many corporate computers are scanned for malware before they are allowed to connect remotely to internal networks. But the same is not true for most other computers that connect to the internet,” Steve Lipner, senior director of security engineering strategy at Microsoft, told Computer Weekly. Read the full article here.

Some Strong Words About U.S. Cyber Security Efforts

ITACadmin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:38:40 +0000

The U.S. government’s cyber security efforts have come under plenty of scrutiny as of late. And, much of the criticism in warranted. The U.S. power grid was recently hacked into, and the computer spies breached the Pentagon’s Joint Strike Fighter Project. These were two high-profile breaches that completely exposed our nation’s vulnerability.

While we have certainly tried to raise our voice about this issue, there are leading industry experts who are using even stronger language to describe our nation’s current cyber security efforts. For example, Alan Paller from the SANS Institute told BBC news that the government’s cyber defenses were “embarrassing.” Meanwhile, RSA Chief Strategist Tim Mather also said this:

“I think we are seeing a real breaking point in security with consumers, business and even government saying enough, no more. Let’s rethink how we do this because the system is broken.”

The sheer bluntness these gentlemen have bestowed upon us, while refreshing as it is, actually underscores the seriousness of these issues. The more strong language we hear from industry the more likely things will move in the right direction. What do you think?