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Highlights from Day 2 of BSidesSF
The second and final day of BSidesSF was crammed with great talks. Here's a round-up of the discussions that caught my attention. As always, thanks to the volunteers and organizers who consistently make this a must-attend event.
RSA 2014: Privacy, Property Under Threat
A Boston news station did a story about foreign governments stealing secrets in New England, and Akamai's security efforts are featured prominently. The attacks CSO Andy Ellis describes to the reporter tie in with a lot of the concerns we're hearing about at RSA Conference 2014 in San Francisco this week. Most of the conversations I've been having with security practitioners involve the threat to privacy and intellectual property, and
RSAC/BSidesSF 2014: Akamai Web Security Giveaways
For this year's RSA and BSidesSF, Akamai staff will be giving out a lot of cool stuff. We have stickers, T-shirts, pens and special sleeves for your credit and other cards. If you want any of these items, come find me or one of my Akamai InfoSec teammates. Visit our booth in the RSA exhibit hall for such additional items as foam rocket launchers. I also hear there are cool
RSA 2014: A Talk InfoSec Curmudgeons Should Attend
Two good friends are delivering a talk at RSA Conference 2014 that's near and dear to my heart. The subject: work-life balance, mindfulness and happiness in the security profession.
MIT's 2014 STAMP/STPA Workshop and Conference
This is the first of what will be several posts on MIT's 2014 STAMP Conference. Staff from Akamai InfoSec will participate in this event, which makes perfect sense given our close ties and history with MIT.
RSA Preview: How Data Defeated Dogma
Our ongoing series of RSA Conference 2014 previews brings us to a topic we've told you about before: the battle to establish a bug bounty program at Microsoft.
Prolexic Acquisition: More Research to Share
Now that Akamai's acquisition of Prolexic is official, I can answer a question I've gotten repeatedly: How will the addition of Prolexic impact the new Akamai Security site we're launching next week? It's an easy question to answer, but first some background:
Video: The Evolving Threat Landscape
An overview of the evolving threat landscape with Akamai Director of Web Security Solutions Product Marketing, Dan Shugrue. Dan also shares how Akamai's Kona Site Defender service handles the increasing frequency, volume and sophistication of Web attacks.
Kona + Prolexic = Akamai Web Security Solutions
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