While many of my security industry colleagues headed west to the RSA Conference in San Francisco this past week, I headed east (from Michigan) to the 2022 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. While RSA attracted over 26,000 attendees, including more than 600 speakers, 400 exhibitors and over 400 members of the media, the Gartner conference chair told me that about 4,200 people attended the event held in National Harbor, Md.
But before I dive into some of my major takeaways, I want to provide some context and (a ton) of helpful resources and valuable links.
To start, I highly recommend going to the Gartner Newsroom here. You will find daily summaries from top sessions along with materials and insights that usually cost thousands of dollars to obtain.
Here are a few key takeaways worth reviewing:
Day 1 Highlights
- Opening Keynote: Cybersecurity 2032: Accelerating the Evolution of Cybersecurity
- Outlook for Cloud Security
- What Security Needs to Know and Do About the New AI Attack Surface
Day 2 Highlights
- Top Trends in Security and Risk Management
- The Key Drivers for CISO Effectiveness
- The Top Cybersecurity Predictions…