Over the past few years, the RSA Security Conference has become a marquee technology industry event. It has really outgrown its humble roots in cryptography and Layer 3 and 4 packet filtering – now RSA is where technology industry bigwigs meet, drink exquisite Napa Valley wine, get a broad perspective of the cybersecurity industry, and do deals.
RSA’s emergence as a “must-attend” technology industry event is a good thing on balance. For one week of the year, business, government, and technology leaders descend on San Francisco and shed a spotlight on the global state of cybersecurity. But while this attention is a good thing, RSA has evolved into a high-level affair, focusing on the “why” questions surrounding cybersecurity.
Enter Black Hat, which takes place next week in Las Vegas. Rather than concentrate further on “why” questions, Black Hat is where you go to explore “how.”