I regularly use this blog to add nuance to bold claims about dangerous vulnerabilities or impressive claims about security solutions – something that I think befits an independent company like
Virus Bulletin
.
For that reason, I hesitate to make bold claims about the
Virus Bulletin Conference
: just as a security vendor isn’t likely to give you unbiased advice on whether to buy their product, if you’re wondering whether to come to the conference, you probably shouldn’t just take my word for it; you should also ask
past attendees
for their opinions.
But seeing as this is our blog, and given that I am excited about the event, here are five reasons why
I
think you should come to Madrid for
VB2017
:
1.
An excellent programme
. Between two keynotes (in which
John Graham-Cumming
will give an inside view of the Cloudbleed vulnerability and
Brian Honan
will share his decade-long experience helping organizations to become more secure), there are talks on
Russian Bears
and
Asian Orcas
, on
banking malware
and
ransomware
, on the state of security in
Africa
, in
hospitals
and in
SMBs
, on
inside attacks
and attacks against
civil society
, on
tools
and
detection techniques
, on
hacktivism
and
consumer spyware
, and a whole lot more.
2.
A very international audience
. Security conferences are all about building connections, and while it is important to attend local events to connect with peers from your area, at
Virus Bulletin
you meet experts from literally
all over the world
. At the same time, the conference is small enough (and takes place within a single hotel) for you to actually get to meet the people you want to speak to.
3.
Conference proceedings that are useful well beyond the conference
. As at every security conference, there will be those “what a scary attack” or “what an interesting idea” moments at VB2017 that make you grab your
Twitter
client to share it with the world. But as a serious and mostly technical conference, the real value in the papers lasts well beyond the event. That is why the conference proceedings – which we have published since the first conference in 1991 – form an integral part of the event. As with everything
VB
publishes, the papers are carefully edited to create an uniform and easily digestible style. These are books that you will refer to for years to come.
4.
Madrid
. From a hotel located on the edge of the city centre, VB2017 provides you with an excellent opportunity to explore Spain’s capital and one of Europe’s finest cities with its
popular shopping areas
, its
interesting museums
and, especially in early October, its lovely weather.
5.
You have something to bring!
Whether you have 20 years of experience as a security researcher, have worked for ten years in product management, or are very new to security, your knowledge, your opinion and your questions matter.
Virus Bulletin
is a very welcoming conference (did you read about our huge
student discounts
?) where we strive for the quality of the content presented to be as high as possible, but for the bar to join the discussion to be as low as possible.
So
register now
! See you in Madrid!
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