PhishMe » Humor http://blog.phishme.com Posts about innovative phishing ploys, social engineering techniques, and the latest hacks. PhishMe is your one stop blog for the latest in anti-phishing and security news. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:10:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 RSA Conference: Circus of Vendors http://blog.phishme.com/2008/04/rsa-conference-circus-of-vendors/ http://blog.phishme.com/2008/04/rsa-conference-circus-of-vendors/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:07:42 +0000 Rohyt http://blog.phishme.com/2008/04/rsa-conference-circus-of-vendors/ In past years I never attended the RSA conference; it always came across as too much of a vendor show to me. This year I didn’t think I would go, until rsnake convinced me otherwise. So I bought myself an Expo Only pass. I had a lot of fun, meeting old time buddies from Foundstone and Mandiant, a bunch of clients, and partners. But I had the most fun just watching the show on the Expo floor. Must have been 300 booths and a gazillion sales people swarming them with those annoying mics trying to outspeak each other like barkers outside a souvenir store at a tourist destination. Companies doing raffles at their booths – I’ve seen that, but arcade car racing games like those at Dave & Busters, security “Jeopardy” shows every hour being hosted by ”slick” sales people, cheesy whack-a-fraudster, wannabe Houdinis showing off card tricks and free beer made the cut too. I wondered, do clients actually walk the floor to learn about new products? I think not. They do so for the free entertainment, adulation, and giveaways.  Makes one wonder, are the RSA booths worth their price tag? The smallest, and furthest ones, which you would see if you were really looking for, are worth an arm and leg. VC money well spent? Oh what a circus it was!

 - Rohyt

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  • I would be very busy the week of Christmas, while IT security staff is probably operating at 20% normal strength. Not only is it the weakness in numbers, but also the holiday mood.  How many of you are actually working full days? IDS logs – thats probably the last thing on your mind now that you have Guitar Hero III in the breakroom.
  • I would get busy if I heard that a company was being acquired. From my experience, most companies put a freeze on all discretionary spending from the time a deal is announced untill it closes. Unfortunately, security is often thrown into that discretionary spending budget, making it easy on the bad guys for several months!
  • If I really wanted to spend Christmas with my family, I would just come back another time and phish employees…that works irrespective of season.

    • Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! Stay safe.

    -Rohyt

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