AI looms large on the RSA Conference agenda

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Thousands of delegates (41,000 attended in 2024) and around 600 exhibitors are in San Francisco to hear talks on the use of generative AI technologies in threat detection, automated vulnerability management, and the ethics of AI in security, among other topics.

Application security will also feature prominently with sessions on software supply chain, API security, software composition analysis, and secure development. Identity and access management will also feature in both conference tracks and the vendor expo sides of the conference. The conference will also host an innovation sandbox, highlighting the work of the most promising security startups.

AI driving industry disruption

Speaking ahead of the conference, Deloitte US cyber lead Adnan Amjad told CSO that the rise of AI-driven cyber threats, complex IT environments, and stricter regulations are making secure modernization essential.