Going to a Forum.
I’m excited to be able to attend the Lone Star Information Security Forum in May. I think a Forum is supposed to be better than a Conference—the former implies a more intimate setting, which this is supposed to be, and it implies more than one person in the room talking.* At any rate, it’s supposed to be press-free and vendor-neutral, with confidentiality agreements, so this may be the very thing I’m looking for. I’m certainly tired of listening to Identity Management 101 over and over again, with the slides the same but the vendor logos in the corners varying over time. And walking the Home Depot Security Trade Show Floor is fine when I’m going shopping for products, but not when I’m looking for solutions.
Besides, any gathering with two of my favorite Security Curmudgeons has got to be worth the time. Wonder if they’re going to include a Whisky BOF?
*And anything abbreviated to “Con” connotes (sorry) plenty of t-shirts with cutoffs, long hair, vadding and drugs. w00t!
Posted by shrdlu on Monday, April 16, 2007(0) Comments • Permalink •
