From Agentic AI to Active Defense
From Agentic AI to Active Defense
Publish Date: 2026-03-29 05:30:00
Source Domain: www.govtech.com
Another RSA Conference in San Francisco ended on Thursday, March 26, 2026, and the top themes on the show floor and in keynote and breakout presentations included: securing agentic AI, identity security, physical AI and the (seemingly never-ending) rise in cyber threats globally, which is increasing exponentially with AI agents.
The physical security at the Moscone Center in San Francisco was high this past week, with RSAC 2026 attendees and bags being checked in similar ways to airport security checkpoints. Even the lines reminded me of long airport security waits.
And while attendees from across the globe came to RSAC to talk and learn about cybersecurity, this year’s conference occurred with the backdrops of the U.S. military fighting battles in the Middle East, U.S. federal agencies pulling out of this year’s RSAC and cyber attacks occurring in the U.S. impacting critical infrastructure — including the recent cyber attacks against Stryker.
Some of the top product launches that occurred at RSAC are presented in this Help Net Security article.
I also really like this human-focused article from PC Magazine (based on an RSAC session) on the surprising reason why phishing still works in 2026. As we have discussed numerous times in this blog over the years, humans remain your biggest strength and also biggest weakness in cybersecurity. The key to stopping scammers is slowing down. Here’s an excerpt from that article:
“Perhaps most importantly, he referenced the work of Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman. Kahneman identified two systems the brain uses to make decisions. ‘System 1 is fast, automatic, emotional, and intuitive,’ noted Rose, ‘while System 2 is slow, effortful, logical and deliberate. We live in System 1 all day, every day.‘ Rose explained that System 2 thinking literally uses more of your body’s energy, and that having evolved through periods of scarcity, we’re inclined…
