RSA Conference - Topics

Topics

The conference presentations are organized into themed “tracks,” each covering a specific field in information security. At the 2012 USA Conference, there were 17 tracks:

(* denotes new track for 2012)

• Application security
• Association Special Topics*
• Cloud security
• Cryptography
• Data Security
• Governance
• Risk & Compliance
• Hackers & Threats
• Hot Topics
• Industry Experts
• Law
• Mobile Security*
• Policy & Government
• Professional Development
• Security Trends*
• Sponsor Case Studies
• Strategy & Architecture
• Technology Infrastructure

This is a large increase in topics from the first European conference in 2000, which had only 5 tracks:

• Cryptographers’ Track
• Developers’ Track
• Implementers’ Track
• New Products Track
• RSA Products Track

The tracks cover different topics for their respective fields with the RSA Conference program committee selecting presentations for each track. During the conference, multiple tracks will run simultaneously, giving attendees the option of jumping from track to track to sit in on various presentations.