This year's RSA Conference Europe show focused heavily on data protection and what firms can do to ensure they safeguard their own and customer information.

There was also much discussion about the proposed legal and regulatory framework around data protection, with both the European data protection supervisor and the UK Information Commissioner in attendance at the show.

See below for full coverage of the event:

Legislators under fire over heavy-handed security rules
Firms being forced to spend unnecessarily on perceived IT security risks, say experts at RSA show

Privacy tzar speaks out against data breach notification laws
But Information Commissioner admits breach levels remain worrying

Javascript to be next core malware language
Web 2.0 driving browser vulnerabilities, warns Radware

London retains Wi-Fi crown
City outpaces New York and Paris in wireless survey but has poor record for security

Q &A: RSA's Art Coviello
The president of EMC's security division explains why IT legislation requires a light touch

European data breach laws could land in 2011
European data protection supervisor backs call for law to apply to all information service providers

Latest tactics for fighting e-crime could backfire
Experts warn sting operations may make fraudsters harder to catch in future

Fraud-as-a-service looms over firms
Criminals are offering fraud services via chat rooms and forums

Experts call for better security education in schools
Computing courses for kids need to provide more teaching on safe surfing

RSA conference homes in on data protection
European show kicks off in London on 27 October