In 1993 it became an annual event and was renamed the RSA Data Security Conference, then by 2000, simply, the 'RSA Conference'. The conference is vendor-independent and managed by RSA, the Security Division of EMC, with support from leaders in the information security industry.n 2013, events were also held in Singapore and Amsterdam. RSA Conference started in 1991 as Cryptography, Standards & Public Policy, a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security.