Ah, RSAC—where cybersecurity vendors gather to sell us the same old snake oil, but this time with AI sprinkled on top. 🎭 The big headline this year? “Agentic AI is maturing!” (Translation: We finally figured out how to make AI do more than just hallucinate fake vulnerabilities.)
The Good: Cybersecurity Effectiveness Actually Improved
For the first time in three years, organizations are seeing real improvements in threat detection and response. Why? Because AI-driven automation is finally doing its damn job—quicker containment, fewer false positives, and less human error. Vendors like CrowdStrike and Microsoft are pushing AI-powered investigations, while Palo Alto Networks is doubling down on securing AI models themselves.
The Bad: CISOs Now Need to Be AI Whisperers
The rise of “Agentic AI” means CISOs must now be part tech guru, part business strategist, part therapist. Because nothing says “job security” like explaining to the board why your AI just flagged the CEO’s lunch order as a cyberthreat. 🤖
The Ugly: AI Security Is Still Mostly Math (Not Magic)
As Protect AI bluntly put it: “AI isn’t magic—it’s math.” Yet somehow, vendors still pitch it like it’s Gandalf with a firewall. The real challenge? Securing AI models from poisoning, exfiltration, and good old-fashioned stupidity.
The Bottom Line
If AI in cybersecurity were a movie, we’ve just moved from “The Phantom Menace” to “Attack of the Clones”—progress, but still plenty of awkward dialogue. The question isn’t whether AI will revolutionize security—it’s whether we’ll survive the marketing circus long enough to see it happen. 🎪