Copying all the data from an intercepted 16GB iPhone could be done in as little as 11 minutes by the year 2016, according to forecasts by security vendor, McAfee.

McAfee's parent company, Intel, is set to work on five areas of collaboration with the security vendor over the next five years, including securing mobile devices and improved Cloud security.

After a day of keynotes including insights from Virgin founder, Sir Richard Branson, and break out sessions with McAfee staff, delegates were keen to let their hair down in sunny Las Vegas.

With music and humour from a Rat Pack tribute act (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior and Dean Martin), and the lure of the tables at the Palazzo hotel/ casino, there was plenty to keep staff and customers entertained well into the night.

The first commercial space passengers of Virgin Galactic will be experiencing weightlessenes and "one hell of a ride" by the start of 2013, according to the space travel company's founder, Sir Richard Branson.

On route to the Focus11 conference, media were invited into McAfee's 'war room' and briefing centre where the company monitors threats such as Android malware and shows customers how it can mitigate incoming attacks.