U.S. Officials Skip RSAC, Europe Fills Gap
At RSAC 2026 in San Francisco, U.S. federal cybersecurity officials, including CISA and FBI speakers, largely skipped the conference after RSAC named former CISA Director Jen Easterly its next CEO, drawing reaction from roughly 40,000 attendees. European leaders led sessions on AI regulation, the Cybersecurity Resilience Act and supply-chain security, while panels raised alarms about CVE program funding and AI-driven vulnerability reports.
Key Points
- 1Document absence of U.S. federal cybersecurity officials at RSAC 2026 following Jen Easterly appointment
- 2Explain risk to CVE program stability due to funding strain and AI-generated vulnerability report surge
- 3Advise practitioners to diversify vulnerability sourcing and strengthen patch management and quality controls
Scoring Rationale
Industry-wide significance and concrete implications, but limited novelty and partial sourcing reduce transformative impact.
Sources
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