Originally published February 26 2006
Security vendors congregate at major industry conference
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The RSA Conference will feature speeches by Bill Gates, FBI Director Robert Mueller and others. The conference attracts small and large companies to introduce products and work toward the latest technology to halt cyber intruders.
Major security vendors will likely focus on broader protections for consumers and businesses at a major industry conference this week as computer hackers increasingly look for financial gain rather than online fame, analysts say.
The RSA Conference begins on Tuesday with a speech by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, who some analysts expect, will talk about his company's plans for pushing into the security market aimed at large companies.
His presentation will come just one week after the world's biggest software maker announced plans to launch its new Windows OneCare Live computer security service in June aimed at the fast-growing consumer market led by Symantec Corp.
The annual convention, hosted by RSA Security Inc, attracts small and large companies looking to introduce products and find the latest technology to thwart cyber intruders.
Chief executives including John Chambers of Cisco Systems Inc. John Thompson of Symantec, Stratton Sclavos of VeriSign Corp. Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems Inc. are also set to speak.
The conference comes as businesses and consumers struggle against a rising tide of threats both on the network and on the desktop.
They include: phishing attacks seeking to pilfer financial information; spyware that covertly gathers personal details from a user's Web browsing; and zombie "botnet" networks used to launch attacks on computer networks.
Amrit Williams, a research director at Gartner, said cyber criminals over the past few years have targeted financial institutions that store large amounts of sensitive -- and potentially -- lucrative information.
While both Microsoft and Symantec made news with their security products aimed at meeting this growing demand from consumers, analysts said businesses also seeking protection.
"One of the trends that many company are going to discuss is the continued emergence of the unified threat management concept," he said.
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