[nsp-sec] Anyone join 'Digital Crimes Consortium Conference' ?

[Eric Ziegast]

On 9/29/11 5:23 PM, Jon Lewis wrote:
> What's involved in going to DCC conferences?  Someone who goes
> mentioned this upcoming one to me a couple months ago while we were
> working an incident and said I should go...but that's all I've ever
> heard of it.

DCC appears to me to not be an open conference.  You can't just put
down a credit card and show up.  IIRC, it's invitation-only by the
organizers (Microsoft) going through their security rolodex a few
months before the conference.  They start by sending a "save the date"
notice and then send registration information for their private
portal.  Even if you're invited to register, you still might not be
approved to attend.

The agenda is usually very topical and current for what's happening
now in the security industry.  If something major happened in the last
year, you'll likely hear someone talking about it at DCC.

The organizers have a really good rolodex, too.  They get a good mix
of Law Enforcement, Service Provider and Security Biz people.
Compared to other events I've attended, Microsoft seems to take really
good care of its attendees (food, logistics, etc.).

If you know someone who's going to DCC with whom you have a good
relationship (like your friend from a couple months ago), get them to
talk to their contacts about getting an invitation for you.  If you
don't get in this year, you might be invited next year.

Ask yourself, though, out of all of the ISP security geeks out there,
how many do the DCC organizers need to show up?  Yes, they *can* be
selective because they're paying for everything but airfare and hotel
for everyone who attends; and when the number of invitees gets above
500, it gets really expensive.

--
Eric Ziegast