Security gets mainstream attention at RSA

The annual RSA Conference 2007 has kicked off, and looking at the big companies taking part in the conference, it’s clear that security is getting the mainstream attention it deserves.

“Security concerns are moving away from tech geeks with pocket protectors monitoring networks in a back closet somewhere, to something that businesses managers and more senior folks are concerned with,” said George Tubin, an analyst with TowerGroup.

It’s no surprise that economics is one of the major driving force.

“There seems to have been a recognition among some of the larger vendors that they can make money with security or, more likely, that they’re not going to make any money if they don’t have security in the future,” said Gartner Analyst Ray Wagner. “That’s certainly going to hurt some of the smaller vendors.”