As the calendar shifts from January to February, cybersecurity professionals are gearing up for the RSA Security Conference in a few short weeks. Remarkably, the management team is expecting more than 50,000 attendees this year.
So, what can we expect from RSA 2017? Well, cybersecurity is being driven by dangerous threats, digital transformation and the need for massive scalability. This means innovation and change in just about every aspect of cybersecurity technology, so I plan to write a few posts about my expectations for the RSA Conference. I’ll start with this one about endpoint security.
To be clear, endpoint security should no longer be defined as antivirus software. No disrespect to tried-and-true AV, but endpoint security now spans a continuum that includes advanced prevention technologies, endpoint security controls and advanced detection/response tools. My colleague Doug Cahill and I are currently tracking more than 50 endpoint security vendors, demonstrating just how much activity there is today.
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