{"id":206652,"date":"2026-01-26T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/federal-agencies-abruptly-pull-out-of-rsac-after-organizer-hires-easterly\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:55:09","slug":"federal-agencies-abruptly-pull-out-of-rsac-after-organizer-hires-easterly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/federal-agencies-abruptly-pull-out-of-rsac-after-organizer-hires-easterly\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agencies abruptly pull out of RSAC after organizer hires Easterly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal agencies abruptly pull out of RSAC after organizer hires Easterly<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cybersecuritydive.com\/news\/cisa-nsa-fbi-rsac-conference-jen-easterly\/810482\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-26 11:28:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the National Security Agency have withdrawn from the RSAC Conference, one of the world\u2019s biggest cybersecurity gatherings, after the event\u2019s organizer appointed a Biden administration official as its CEO.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The names of CISA, FBI, and NSA officials disappeared from the schedule for RSAC\u00a0eight days after the conference\u2019s eponymous organizer <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>named Jen Easterly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, CISA\u2019s director from 2021 to 2025, as its chief executive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI and the NSA declined to comment on their withdrawals from the event, which will take place March 23-26 in San Francisco. In a statement, CISA director of public affairs Marci McCarthy said the agency has \u201cdetermined that we will not participate in the RSA Conference since we regularly review all stakeholder engagements, to ensure maximum impact and good stewardship of taxpayer dollars.\u201d CISA did not respond to a follow-up email asking why the agency made that decision only after Easterly\u2019s hiring.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Officials from the three agencies had been scheduled to speak on panels covering a range of topics, from public-private partnerships to incident response to nation-state hackers\u2019 abuse of edge devices. Chris Butera, the acting deputy head of CISA\u2019s cyber division, was expected to represent the agency, accompanied by senior FBI Cyber Division officials and the head of the NSA\u2019s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

RSAC did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the government\u2019s withdrawal from the annual conference.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Federal agencies have participated in RSAC for years, both to showcase their work and to strengthen relationships with foreign allies, private companies, academic…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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