Security B-Sides is billed as an anti-conference of sorts; a place where practitioners can go for an alternate, stripped-down view of the industry. Don’t let the exhibit floor get to you: Look over the floor plan before you go in and pinpoint the vendor booths you actually need to get to. The keynotes may entertain, but it’s the relationships you forge over coffee or a meal that will likely lead to useful collaborations and lines of support in the years to come.”]
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