RSAC 2026 Spotlights AI-Powered Cyber Defense and Data Integrity

Cybersecurity experts gather to discuss how AI is reshaping both sides of the cyber battlefield

Published on Mar. 10, 2026

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The RSAC 2026 Conference in San Francisco will focus on how artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, with security teams using AI to automate defense and analyze threat data, while adversaries deploy AI to accelerate attacks. The event will also highlight the importance of data integrity and resilience as AI scales in the enterprise.

Why it matters

As cyber adversaries increasingly use AI in their attacks, the need to 'fight AI with AI' has become a top concern for IT leaders. The RSAC event will showcase advances in AI-powered automation across the spectrum of cyber-resiliency vendors and technologies, as organizations look to address the challenge of machine-speed threats.

The details

The RSAC 2026 Conference will explore how enterprise security is being reshaped by identity fragmentation, autonomous threats, and AI systems that move faster than traditional controls. A key focus will be on data integrity and resilience, as organizations that do not pay attention to data security, backup, classification, and access control will face the consequences. The event will also highlight the growing role of automation, with AI being used to sift through massive volumes of security alerts and apply real-time classification, prioritization, and pattern recognition.

  • The RSAC 2026 Conference will take place from March 23-26, 2026 in San Francisco.

The players

Christophe Bertrand

Principal analyst for cyber resiliency, data protection and data management at theCUBE Research.

John Furrier

Executive analyst at theCUBE Research.

Dave Vellante

Chief analyst at theCUBE Research.

Britta Glade

Senior vice president of content and communities at RSAC.

Linda Gray Martin

Senior vice president of the RSAC Conference.

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What they’re saying

“With cyber adversaries increasingly using AI in their attacks, the need to 'fight AI with AI' has become a top concern for IT leaders.”

— Christophe Bertrand, Principal analyst for cyber resiliency, data protection and data management at theCUBE Research

“The key takeaway for the security industry is this: In an AI-driven world, real-time data integrity is the new perimeter. It's not enough to detect breaches — you have to validate data continuously and be able to reverse machine-speed actions instantly. Cybersecurity is evolving from preventing access to preserving trust in live data. Data and cybersecurity are converging big time, and the new normal is detect, protect and recover. Now, real time becomes the critical variable as agents and AI proliferate.”

— John Furrier, Executive analyst at theCUBE Research

“AI has fundamentally changed the security equation. We've moved from perimeter defense and reactive protocols to real-time, autonomous protection embedded directly into infrastructure and applications. TheCUBE's coverage this year focuses on both the architectural shift that AI demands and how security is transforming from a toolset into a full-stack discipline that spans silicon, data platforms, cloud and application layers. In our view, the winners in cybersecurity will be those who treat AI not as a feature, but as the operating fabric of modern infrastructure.”

— Dave Vellante, Chief analyst at theCUBE Research

“How can I take what I learn from the conference and infuse it in my organization at home for the benefit of the good? It's such an important time with the changes that are entering in from an agentic world where you have coworkers that aren't human anymore — it's code that's making decisions. There are so many changes happening by the second.”

— Britta Glade, Senior vice president of content and communities at RSAC

What’s next

The RSAC 2026 Conference will feature collaboration and joint efforts on cybersecurity initiatives, with companies like NetApp and F5 Inc. working together to drive high-performance data delivery and prepare for the post-quantum cryptography era.

The takeaway

The RSAC 2026 event highlights the critical role of AI in modern cybersecurity, as organizations seek to automate defense, analyze threat data, and keep pace with machine-speed attacks. The convergence of data and cybersecurity is reshaping how enterprises execute defensive strategies, with a focus on real-time data integrity and the ability to reverse autonomous actions.