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IBM has pulled out of annual security shindig RSA Conference, due to be held in San Francisco at the end of this month, to avoid its staff catching the novel coronavirus that's spreading worldwide. "The health of IBMers continues to be our primary concern as we monitor upcoming events and travel relative to Novel Coronavirus," Big Blue told The Register in a statement in the past hour.
Information Security Media Group, a premier media partner at the annual RSA Conference, will conduct over 200 video interviews at this year's event with cybersecurity thought leaders, executives, CISOs and sponsors. ISMG's editorial team uses the RSA conference to set the tone for the company's coverage for the coming year.
While public health concerns over the spread of the coronavirus are leading to the cancellation of some international events, the RSA Conference 2020 will proceed as scheduled. The RSA Conference website has been updated five times so far this year with information about the coronavirus and preparations for the gathering.
RSA, a global cybersecurity leader delivering Business-Driven Security solutions to help organizations manage digital risk, is now offering RSA Archer SaaS for customers seeking to implement the RSA Archer Suite in the cloud. "The RSA Archer Suite helps organizations at any stage in their risk management maturity journey to more effectively and efficiently manage risk as they strive to keep up in today's hyperconnected world," said David Walter, Vice President, RSA Archer.
The updates provide customers with an enhanced RSA NetWitness UEBA offering that leverages network meta data to accurately identify unknown threats. With the latest edition of the RSA NetWitness Platform, organizations can leverage machine learning to minimize blind spots in the threat landscape and accurately identify true threats, while simultaneously improving incident response planning, management, and orchestration.
RSA, a global cybersecurity leader delivering Business-Driven Security solutions to help organizations manage digital risk, announces the general availability of RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce version 20.5. In this version, RSA Adaptive Authentication for eCommerce implements the latest features available in the EMV 3D-Secure v2.2 protocol, adds new authentication flows to support transactions where the cardholder is not in session, and introduces new capabilities that significantly enhance the customer's checkout experience.
RSA Conference announced the addition of the RSAC Security Scholars Poster Pitch-Off to its RSAC AdvancedU programming. RSAC AdvancedU is a series of programs that provides outreach to college students to introduce and encourage a career in cybersecurity and supports education throughout the various stages of a career within the industry.
"An overwhelming number of submissions started with a focus on human impact as a means of offering insight on how to better leverage common frameworks, inform decision makers in risk management, mitigate new and emerging threats and build a productive, security-centric culture," write Britta Glade, the RSA Conference's director of content and curation, and Kacy Zurkus, content strategist, in a report. Designing, developing and maintaining secure products: For the first time, organizers have added tracks dedicated to product security and open source tools, reflecting their receiving "More deep-dive technical submissions focused on secure product development than ever before," covering topics ranging from user interface design and artificial intelligence to privacy and security operations centers.
The RSA Conference Learning Labs are designed to offer full conference pass attendees facilitated experiences to immerse attendees in interactive exercises and discussions. Unlike a traditional track session being offered at the conference, Secure Code Warrior CEO Pieter Danhieux and Jim Manico, founder of Manicode Security will serve as Lab facilitators or "Guides on the side," leading participants through the content and exercises, while challenging them to apply what they are learning and engage with one another.
RSA Conference announced the 10 finalists for its Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020. AppOmni is a leading software-as-a-service security and management platform providing data access visibility, management, and security of SaaS solutions.