12th Annual RSA® Conference Europe Concludes in London

News Facts:

• RSA® Conference, the world’s leading information security conference, concluded its 12^th annual European event at the Hilton London Metropole. The event saw information security professionals gathering from more than 50 countries to learn and share industry knowledge.
• Overall attendance was at 1,225 with a 30% increase in paid delegates compared to last year.
• The Conference agenda included a high profile line-up of keynote speakers including:
• Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web
• Stefano Grassi, Vice President Security and Safety, Poste Italiane, Chairman, European Electronic Crime Task Force (EECTF)
• Hugh Thompson, Chief Security Strategist, People Security
• 11 tracks with more than 70 sessions covering a host of topical subjects including Hackers & Threats, Network & Mobile Security, Hacktivism, Advanced Persistent Threats and Cyber Crime.
• Conference Central, the hub of RSA Conference Europe 2011, provided delegates with demonstrations from some of the top names in information security, Global Diamond Sponsors: Microsoft Corp., RSA, The Security Division of EMC and Symantec Corporation; Global Platinum Sponsors: Cisco Systems and Qualys; Global Gold Sponsors: HOB and VCE, the Virtual Computing Environment Company; and Silver Sponsors: Arbor Networks, Secunia and Visa CodeSure and many more.
• Professional Development Sessions, evolving from the Professional Development Track were offered solely on Monday, 10^th October, provided professionals at all levels with insights into career advancement and strategies to achieve peak performance at work.
• RSA Conference Europe 2012 will be held on 9^th - 11^th October in London, UK. The call for speakers will open in February 2012.

Quote, attributable to Catherine Long, RSA Conference Europe Manager:

“Increased attendance year on year proves that organisations of all sizes realise the value of IT security education and training - even in a tough economic climate. The combination of our highly-rated content tracks and excellent networking opportunities, continue to ensure RSA Conference Europe is the premier event in the European IT security calendar.”

Multimedia and supporting materials:

RSA Conference Europe 2011 photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsaconference/sets/72157627709709927/

RSA Conference Europe 2011 video and podcast highlights:
https://365.rsaconference.com/community/connect/rsa_conference_europe

RSA Conference Europe 2011 presentations online:
https://365.rsaconference.com/community/connect/rsa_conference_europe/session_presentations_2011

About RSA® Conference

RSA Conference helps drive the global information security agenda with annual events in the U.S., Europe, and China. Throughout its almost 21-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities to learn about information security’s most important issues through face-to-face and online interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. As information security professionals work to stay ahead of ever-changing security threats and trends, they turn to RSA Conference for a 360-degree view of the industry. RSA Conference seeks to arm participants with the knowledge they need to remain at the forefront of the information security business. More information on events, online programming and the most up-to-date news pertaining to the information security industry can be found at www.rsaconference.com.

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