RSA 2024: AI’s Growing Influence Amplifies Global Cyber Impact

RSAC 2024 in San Francisco, themed “The Art of Possible,” emphasized AI’s expanding impact on cybersecurity, with highlights including Matthew Broderick’s opening, Hugh Thompson’s focus on community, remarks from Cisco’s Jeetu Patel on native AI, kernel-level visibility, and hardware acceleration, and keynotes by Secretary Antony Blinken and Microsoft’s Vasu Jakkal; strong attendance, broad media coverage, and product news contrasted perceptions of decline, while the author underscored valuable networking and recommended watching the YouTube keynotes as GenAI increasingly shapes both cyber offense and defense.