This year's conference has been much lighter than last year. The dark cloud of last year has lifted from the expo floor. Delegates, vendors, and speakers all seem to be converging on a much healthier, less-hyped message. Despite all the todo over cloud and APT (which some of us hope to rebrand to Adaptable Persistent Threat), there also seems to be a healthy notice that holistic is a good thing. :)
There's really not a whole lot to say about things. I've seen a TON of business being done, which is a drastically marked change from 2009. Business deals galore mean good things in this space. Add in the apparent push toward increased government transparency, such as through this week's declassification of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) and the picture looks increasingly positive.
I'll write more in a round-up post after the conference is done, but suffice to say, I now feel quite bullish on the industry, even if innovation is still trailing.
