I’ve attended the RSA security conference for the past 15 years, and things have changed quite a bit. The event has gone from a few thousand to around 50,000 attendees, leading to a confluence of humanity and traffic around the Moscone Center. Hotel room prices exceed $500 per night – even at some of the “boutique” (i.e. flea bag) hotels in and around Union Square. The RSA event has become the nexus where cybersecurity meets high-end capitalism.Overpriced hotels and massive crowds are no accident – the RSA Security Conference has morphed from an industry to a global event where some of the smartest cybersecurity minds come together to share information about the latest threats and discuss what defensive countermeasures can be most effective.To read this article in full, please click here
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