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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/13/2014 03:33 PM, Phillip
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Kent
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<div class="im">On 01/13/2014 02:35 PM, Phillip
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There should be a penalty, no question. But what
should the penalty be?<br>
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How important *is* this conference? I admit I have never
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<div>It is the only international trade show for the IT
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<div>Try 10,000 people coming to buy products to protect
themselves from the NSA etc.</div>
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<div>This is not acceptable collateral damage.<br>
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I'm not very impressed with the IP security industry ("Firewalls,
anti-virus software, latest Service Packs--okay, we are set."--seems
to be the dominant attitude I see...). Leaving them navel gazing
for a year wondering what they should do now...doesn't seem that bad
to me. Forgive me for over generalizing here.<br>
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On the other side, will the alternative security conference I am
imaging pop up anyway? Can RSA be allowed to wither for a couple
years in the meantime?<br>
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It seems it will go on--it hasn't been canceled and would be
expensive to cancel so it won't. There will be a lot of noise, the
boycott folks will make a big point--but not manage to cancel it.
There will be some empty sessions. If Colbert cancels that will be
big news and help make the point of what a damaged brand "RSA" is,
if he doesn't cancel I predict Colbert will skewer RSA in his
performance and make them wish he had canceled. They get further
burned either way. Hmmm.<br>
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-kb<br>
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