{"id":63487,"date":"2017-03-20T12:55:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=63487"},"modified":"2017-03-20T12:55:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T19:55:11","slug":"rsa-conference-2017-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/rsa-conference-2017-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"RSA Conference 2017 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"RSARSA Conference (RSAC)<\/strong> is an event focused on information security, comprised of keynotes, panel discussions, speaker sessions, trainings, and an expo floor filled with vendor booths. The annual RSA Conference (USA) took place from February 13\u201317, 2017 in San Francisco, California, at the Moscone Center and the nearby Marriott Marquis.<\/p>\n

One of the common themes discussed this year was ransomware<\/strong><\/a> (a term which typically refers to malicious software that holds a user’s computer or files hostage, often encrypting documents so they cannot be opened, and demands a ransom be paid before returning access to the user\u2014if they’re lucky). Ransomware was a focus due to the increasingly common occurrence of major ransomware attacks in 2016 and early 2017.<\/p>\n

Other hot topics at RSAC 2017 included the lack of security of many “Internet of Things” (IoT)<\/strong> devices (more on that below), as well as how artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a><\/strong> and machine learning<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0technologies could potentially benefit the information security space (and a pinch of concern about the potential dangers; who can forget the Terminator movie series and many other science fiction examples of AI going rogue and fighting against humanity?).<\/p>\n

Over\u00a0the past four\u00a0weeks, RSAC has posted videos of keynotes, short “RSAC TV” interviews, and a handful of speaker sessions on the conference’s official YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many of the speakers from the sessions I attended gave me permission to record the audio from their sessions. RSAC and individual speakers have also published\u00a0slides from several sessions and\u00a0keynotes.<\/p>\n

Following is a brief selection\u00a0of RSAC official videos and my authorized audio recordings that may be of particular interest to our readers.\u00a0I’ve also included a brief synopsis\u00a0and official descriptions of the sessions or keynotes, and links to download the slides if they’ve been made available.<\/p>\n

Meet and Greet with the macOS Malware Class of 2016<\/h3>\n

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Brief synopsis:\u00a0Patrick Wardle<\/strong> gives an excellent overview of the Mac malware of 2016.<\/p>\n

Official description:\u00a0“Say hello to KeRanger, Eleanor, Keydnap and more! 2016 was a busy year for Mac malware authors who released a variety of new macOS malware creations. The talk will provide a technical overview of this malware, by discussing their infection vectors, persistence mechanisms and features. The talk will conclude by discussing various generic detections and best security practices to secure Macs.”<\/p>\n