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100 Feds Skipping Infosec Industry's Biggest Conference This Year

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msmash @ Slashdot · today 17:33 EDT

Feds Skipping Infosec Industry's Biggest Conference This Year

An anonymous reader shares a report: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won't attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register. Sessions involving speakers from the FBI and National Security Agency (NSA) have also disappeared from the agenda.

"Since the beginning of this administration, CISA has made significant progress in returning to our statutory, core mission and focusing on President Trump's policies for maximum security for all America

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