RSA Conference 2024 runs from May 6-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The following is a roundup of security-related news items surrounding the event.
ChannelVision will be on the floor for RSA Conference 2024. To request an on-site meeting at the event, email gerald@bekabusinessmedia.com. To submit RSA channel-related news for coverage, email brady@bekabusinessmedia.com.
Yesterday at RSA, U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken, announced the State Department’s new international cybersecurity strategy. Noted RSA Conference chief strategy officer, Darren Shou:
“We can’t afford a siloed cybersecurity strategy in today’s geopolitical climate. International cooperation is the key to defend against the threats to critical systems and infrastructure we’re seeing from Russia, China and others driven by rapid advancements in emerging technologies. The State Department’s international cybersecurity strategy is an important and necessary framework for positioning the U.S. as the leader in countering cyber threats and the driver of a shared, global agenda — now we need to act on its tenets to get ahead of our adversaries. The rapid advancement of technologies like AI require new cybersecurity playbooks – something that is top of mind for all RSA Conference attendees this year as AI permeated nearly every speaker submission. We must balance the benefits of AI with the appropriate guardrails to safeguard its use and preserve the rights of every person online. Ever since the mass adoption of GenAI, we’ve been writing the security script as we go, and it’s time that the U.S. and its allies takes the lead on defining guiding principles for the global community to uphold. I was pleased to see the spotlight on AI governance as it’s critical that the U.S. strengthen standards for safety. Now is the moment for governments, academia, and the private sector to intensify their collaboration efforts and establish our formidable combined community to protect and grow a thriving global digital world.”
Additionally, Aviatrix (booth #6582) joined several other companies as of New Relic’s Secure Developer Alliance. The all-in-one observability platform also announced other members FOSSA, Gigamon, Lacework and Opus. Together the alliance will provide members with pragmatic research, education and guidance toward implementing observable security. The Secure Developer Alliance includes access to the New Relic observability platform and its cloud-native security tools—including vulnerability management and IAST, allowing members to provide customers with actionable security insight.
For Aviatrix’s partner program, click here.
Recently, analyst Omdia recognized Jamf as the only company with a complete platform that caters to the unique needs of an Apple-first environment. Key differentiators included:
- Complete management and security
- Digital experience and deployment
- Development of industry-specific solutions
- Market momentum and focus on innovation
For details on Jamf partner, integrator and reseller opportunities, visit here.
Meanwhile, from AI security firm SentinelOne (booth #5863), the company added new capabilities within its Singularity platform that are designed to democratize cybersecurity operations, making top-tier SOCs a potential reality for companies of virtually any size. Together, SentinelOne’s Singularity data lake and Purple AI are expected to transform security operations through new autonomous capabilities in the Singularity platform, delivering full-scale, autonomous threat detection and resolution for companies of all sizes. Click here for SentinelOne’s partner program.
Additionally, Lionguard (booth #3231) announced the launch of its Managed Attack Surface solution. This release – which is designed for SMBs, mid-market and enterprise clients – combines its ASM platform with the expertise of its extensive global managed IT service partner network in order to provide comprehensive visibility, protection and resources against evolving cyber threats.
In other news, RSA Conference’s list of today’s keynote speakers and sessions includes:
- The First Decade of Corporate Ransomware – May 8, 8:30AM PT – Mikko Hypponen (CRO, Hypponen)
- AI Safety: Where’s the Puck Headed? – May 8, 9:40 AM PT – Daniel Rohrer (VP software product security, architecture and research, NVIDIA), Heather Adkins (VP, security engineering, Google), Ram Shankar Siva Kumar (data cowboy, Microsoft), Rumman Chowdhury (U.S. science envoy, AI, CEO and co-founder, Humane Intelligence) and Dan Hendrycks (founder, Center for AI Safety)
- Secret to a Healthier Life? Fun! – May 8, 10:45 AM PT – Catherine Price (journalist)
- Next-Gen SIEM: Converging Data, Security, IT, Workflow Automation & AI – May 8, 10:50 AM PT – George Kurtz (CEO and president, CrowdStrike)
- Revolutionizing the SOC for the Future Threat Landscape – May 8, 11:10 AM PT – Gary Steele (EVP, GM, Splunk)
- A Conversation with Actor, Comedian and Writer, Jason Sudeikis – May 8, 11:30 AM PT – Hugh Thompson (executive chairman, RSAC and Program Committee chair, RSA Conference) and Jason Sudeikis (actor, comedian, writer and producer)
- Apocalypse Avoided: The Future According to the Four Horsemen of Cyber – May 8, 1:15 PM PT – Jen Easterly (director, CISA), Paul Nakasone (former director/commander, NSA/U.S. Cyber Command), Garrett Graff (WIRED contributing editor and director, cyber initiatives, The Aspen Institute), Stephen Davis (inspector general, Department of the Air Force) and Timothy White (former commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. Tenth Fleet)
- Tech Diplomacy: Building Cyber Resilience Together – May 8, 2:25 PM PT – Tarah Wheeler (CEO, Red Queen Dynamics), Nathaniel Fick (ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy, U.S. Department of State), Tanel Sepp (ambassador at large for cyber diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia), Anton Demokhin (deputy foreign minister for digital development, digital transformations and digitalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine), Regine Grienberger (cyber ambassador, Federal Foreign Office of Germany) and Tadeusz Chomicki (ambassador for cyber and tech affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland)
- Seeing sounds and hearing colors: The vibrant world of synesthesia – May 8, 3:30 PM PT – Kaitlyn Hova (entrepreneur, musician, code engineer)
- Reducing AI’s Blast Radius: How to Prevent Your First AI Breach – May 8, 3:35 PM PT – Matt Radolec (VP, incident response and cloud operations, Varonis)
- The Possibilities, Risks, and Rewards of Cyber Tech Convergence – May 8, 3:55 PM PT – Sundhar Annamalai (president, AT&T Cybersecurity)
- The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques You Need to Know About – May 8, 4:15 PM PT – Ed Skoudis (president, SANS Technology Institute College), Stephen Sims (offensive operations curriculum lead and fellow, SANS Institute), Johannes Ullrich (dean of research, SANS Technology Institute College), Heather Mahalik Barnhart (DFIR curriculum lead, SANS Institute and Cellebrite) and Terrence Williams (SANS certified instructor/security engineer II, SANS Institute and AWS)
