{"id":20367,"date":"2020-02-25T00:28:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=20367"},"modified":"2020-02-25T00:28:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T18:58:22","slug":"rsa-conference-2020-kicks-off-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/rsa-conference-2020-kicks-off-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"RSA Conference 2020 Kicks Off in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">RSA Conference, the world\u2019s leading information security conferences and expositions, opens its annual event today in San Francisco. Taking place Monday, February 24 through Friday, February 28 at the Moscone Center, RSA Conference 2020 brings together the world\u2019s top cybersecurity professionals and business leaders to discuss emerging trends and formulate the best strategies for tackling current and future threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">RSA Conference 2020 again has two keynote stages: West Stage features sponsor keynotes, panels and esteemed guest speakers, and South Stage brings highly coveted sessions from industry experts to a broader audience. Both stages open on Tuesday, February 25 with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/usa\/keynote-speakers\">notable lineup<\/a>\u00a0of prominent keynote speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #000080;\">\u201cIn its 29-year history, RSA Conference has evolved to meet new demands of the ever-changing world of cybersecurity. But one thing has always remained constant, and that\u2019s the importance of the human element in driving the industry forward,\u201d said Linda Gray Martin, Senior Director and General Manager, RSA Conference. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to yet again gather the most innovative and inspiring cybersecurity professionals and provide a forum for them to collaborate in our fight against the latest cyber threats.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">In addition to the keynotes, RSA Conference will feature over 500 sessions and nearly 700 exhibitors from across the industry. Additional highlights at RSA Conference 2020 include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/usa\/the-experience\/special-programs\/engagement-zone\">RSAC Engagement Zone<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 New this year, RSAC Engagement Zone is a dedicated networking space meant to encourage interactive and collaborative learning. Available to Full Conference pass holders, the space includes areas for one-on-one meetups or small group discussions with like-minded individuals, problem solving, speed networking,\u00a0Birds of a Feather\u00a0and cooperative learning sessions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>New Agenda Tracks \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>RSA Conference introduced three new tracks to its agenda this year:\u00a0Product Security, driven by the growing requirements for products to be natively secure and privacy-aware;\u00a0Open Source Tools, aimed to explore best practices for better, more secure open source code in tools and applications; and\u00a0Anti-Fraud,\u00a0dedicated to fraud prevention, detection, response and recovery programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/usa\/the-experience\/traditional-sessions\/monday-seminars\">Monday Seminars<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In addition to a variety of seminars today presented by different partners, RSA Conference has two different Professional Development seminars, one geared toward building personal skills and the other to building teams, as well as the ever popular\u00a0Emerging Threats\u00a0seminar, the\u00a0She Speaks Security\u00a0seminar, and the\u00a0How-to for Innovators and Entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/usa\/the-experience\/innovation-programs\/innovation-sandbox\">RSAC Innovation Sandbox<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Today, the popular RSAC Innovation Sandbox program culminates with one finalist recognized as \u201cRSA Conference 2020\u2019s Most Innovative Startup.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>CISO Boot Camp<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Back for its second year in an extended format, the RSAC CISO Boot Camp is a gathering of CISO and deputy CISOs from some of the largest organizations in the world. Over the course of a day and a half on Tuesday, February 25 and Wednesday, February 26, CISOs will participate in exclusive sessions and activities, exchange ideas, and engage in open and frank discussions in a closed-door environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/usa\/the-experience\/innovation-programs\/sandbox\">RSAC Sandbox<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Attendees can test their cybersecurity skills, and learn new ones, in this hands-on and interactive space. The Sandbox is open to Expo Plus and Full Conference Pass holders starting on Tuesday, February 25 with the sixth annual craft beer tasting event and networking reception,\u00a0CyBEER Ops.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/usa\/the-experience\/innovation-programs\/launch-pad\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSAC Launch Pad<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>For the second year, the three finalists from emerging startups will have five minutes to pitch their ideas to the panel of leading cybersecurity VCs and walk away with invaluable insight to take their business to the next level. RSAC Launch Pad takes place on Wednesday, February 26.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsaconference.com\/rsac-programs\/college-day\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSAC College Day<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Taking place on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, RSAC College Day welcomes over 1000 students, recent graduates, and faculty from leading universities to attend Conference sessions and experience the expo as well as dedicated education events. On Thursday, the new\u00a0RSAC Security Scholars Poster Pitch-Off\u00a0will give three chosen RSAC Security Scholars five minutes to pitch their cutting-edge research to a panel of industry veterans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The Hugh Thompson Show Featuring Penn &amp; Teller and Dr. Lorrie Cranor \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>To close out RSAC Conference 2020, mystery and magic will intersect with human behavior analysis on the Hugh Thompson Show, with entertainment and audience participation in unique tricks from the ever-popular duo Penn &amp; Teller and insight into human behavior and security fallibility from renowned expert Dr. Lorrie Cranor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RSA Conference, the world\u2019s leading information security conferences and expositions, opens its annual event today in San Francisco. Taking place Monday, February 24 through Friday, February 28 at the Moscone Center, RSA Conference 2020 brings together the world\u2019s top cybersecurity professionals and business leaders to discuss emerging trends and formulate the best strategies for tackling [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7,4],"tags":[11873],"class_list":{"0":"post-20367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-cyber-security","7":"category-events","8":"category-technology","9":"tag-rsa-conference-2020"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20367\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}