Re: OK, of all the security conferences out there....

[Tony Howlett <tony () howlett org>]

At 10:32 AM 12/26/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> If you were spending your own dough, which one would you attend?
> Remember, only one....
>
> _______________________________

Ive been to a few of them, both on my own dime and on the companies and If 
i had to go to only one Id probably chose SANS.  The primary reason being 
that i felt that they had more of a conference atmosphere where you 
actually learn something vs. a trade show where you talk to vendors and get 
cool knicknacks.   If you are going to learn, they are probably the best in 
terms of content and organization that ive seen though some may differ with 
me.   Plus there is the added benefit that you can get a cert if you dont 
mind doing the test and practical afterwards.  But it really depends on 
what you are looking for.   Some of the other conferences offer more depth 
(USENIX, etc) if you are already a guru and just want to talk shop.   Or if 
you are looking for a junket to spend some training money and have some 
fun, blackhat (the one in vegas so you can take in defcon) or Interop 
(which in my opinion, has gotten way too comdex-like) offer good eye candy 
and locale.  Take your pick, there is something out there for everyone.

PS for those of you out there considering going to a InfoSecurity event, 
dont bother.   I took in the one in new york cause i was there anyways and 
it way poorly attended and the sessions were basically vendor commercials.


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