RSAC 2026: AI Dominates, But Community Remains Key to Security

This Reporters' Notebook transcript from RSAC 2026 captures conversations among cybersecurity journalists and experts about AI's growing role and risks in security — including vulnerabilities introduced by AI coding assistants, the promise and pitfalls of agentic AI in SOCs, and the strain AI reporting places on the CVE program — while also noting the conspicuous absence of U.S. federal representation and emphasizing the ongoing need for human oversight and public-private collaboration.