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RSA: Standing out from the IT security herd

A group of IT security personnel experts offered job candidates advice on how best to prepare for the interview process.

RSA: Security strategies in a down economy

IT security pros need new strategies to fund their initiatives, according to an RSA panel.

RSA: Ramifications of converging physical and IT security

Companies should consider merging physical and information security into a converged program -- it might be challenging but it will be worth it.

RSA: Hathaway says securing cyberspace will take time

A President Obama-ordered 60-day cyberspace policy review is completed, but if any stunning revelations are coming, the official in charge of the project wasn't letting on Wednesday during a keynote address at the RSA Conference.

RSA: National consumer privacy and security law needed

The question of whether the United States needs a national consumer data privacy and security law was met with a resounding "yes" from panelists on Wednesday at the RSA Conference.

RSA: IT security budgets faring well

Driven by compliance demands and the threat environment, budgets for IT security have fared better than most other sectors during the economic downturn, according to a panel of analysts at the RSA Conference.

RSA: Cybercriminals keeping up with banking safeguards

Customer education and a holistic security strategy are the best approaches to fight fraud within the financial services community, a panel of experts said Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

RSA: Collaboration among vendors key to future success

EMC's Art Coviello opened what he termed the largest gathering of security professionals in the world with an overview of the threats the community currently faces.

RSA: Build security into operations, says Symantec CEO

Just days into his new job, Symantec CEO Enrique Salem is calling for a colossal shift in the way vendors and end-users approach information security.

RSA: The fundamental challenge of security versus privacy

A fundamental tension exists in balancing individual privacy rights and the collective right to security, Gary McGraw, CTO of application security vendor Cigital said at the RSA Conference Tuesday.

RSA: NSA doesn't want to run U.S. cybersecurity, director says

Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency/Chief Central Security Service, used his keynote presentation at the RSA Conference on Tuesday to dispel rumors that the NSA seeks to be in charge of cybersecurity in the United States.

Q&A: The cybersecurity challenge -- How do the good guys win?

At the RSA Conference Dave Dewalt, CEO and president of McAfee, took a look at where cybercrime is headed and a vision to keep customer systems and data secure. He discussed where the breakdowns occur and what society must do to work together to break down barriers to adequate responses.

Q&A: The transformation of identity and access management

Dave Hansen, general manager, CA Security Management, spoke at the RSA Conference about how technology convergence is transforming identity and access management.He discussed how identity management is moving beyond simple provisioning and is driving technology integration for access management, data loss prevention and role modeling and management. This Q&A dives deeper into the issues.

Q&A: Changing security as we know it

Qualys' CEO Philippe Courtot discussed disruptive changes such as SaaS and cloud computing on organizations' information security programs and security practitioners at his RSA Conference presentation. This Q & A brings out further points on these issues.

Q&A: Securing the smarter planet

In his presentation at the RSA Conference, Brian J. Truskowski, general manager of Internet Security Systems (ISS), IBM Global Technology Services, discussed how to convert security from a cost center to a business enabler. He pointed out that today's business-driven security enables organizations to respond instantaneously to new business needs and to make risk-aware, sound decisions. This Q&A expounds his thoughts.

Q&A: The new security agenda: Changing the game

At his keynote at the 2009 RSA conference, Enrique Salem, president and CEO of Symantec, spoke about the need to innovate around new solutions such as reputation-based security and the continued convergence of security and management technologies to enable an environment of confidence in the connected world. This Q&A expands on these themes.

Q&A: Moving towards "end to end trust:" A collaborative effort

At the 2009 RSA conference, Scott Charney, corporate vice president, Trustworthy Computing (TwC) of Microsoft, spoke of a vision to achieve trust online, and how the industry must come together to enable technological innovation, evolve global public polic, and foster societal shifts around the issues of privacy and security.