FEBRUARY

RSA Conference 2007
www.rsaconference.com/2007/us/
February 5-9
San Francisco, CA

The annual RSA Conference returns to San Francisco with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, EMC's Art Coviello, CA's John Swainson and Symantec's John Thompson among the keynote speakers. The conference features 19 tracks and more than 200 sessions. Mainstays like the Cryptographer's Panel and the RSA Gala are prominent on the agenda.

SANS Phoenix 2007
www.sans.org/phoenix07
February 12-17
Phoenix, AZ

This weeklong training event includes a track on leadership essentials for management, and technical tracks on intrusion detection, hacker techniques, and auditing networks, perimeters and systems. Also scheduled is a security essentials bootcamp that qualifies you for a GSEC certification.

LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit
www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/14/
February 14-15
New York, NY

Security is one of seven tracks offered at this LinuxWorld spinoff. Keynote speakers include Information Security columnist and founder and CTO of BT Counterpane Bruce Schneier.

Black Hat DC 2007
www.blackhat.com
February 26-March 1
Arlington, VA

Black Hat makes its annual stop in the Washington, D.C., area. Training topics include auditing and assessment, forensics, infosecurity, systems admin, hardware and development. Sessions and speakers have not been announced.

MARCH

Secure IT Conference 2007
www.secureitconf.com
March 27-29
Sacramento, Calif.

Hosted by California State University, San Bernardino, this event features tracks targeting information security managers, operations staff and researchers. Topics include risk management, cyberterrorism, corporate espionage and identity theft.