May 12 2023

RSAC 2023: Key Trends and Takeaways from This Year’s Event

The topics at this year's RSA Conference ranged from the importance of improving cybersecurity training for employees to the need to upskill staff to fill vacant positions, but some recurring themes emerged. Several experts echoed one another in calling for simplifying and consolidating security platforms, while others highlighted the potential of artificial intelligence to automate security processes.

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Participants

    Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Palo Alto Networks

    Matthew Vinton, Strategic Systems Consultant, Quest Software

    Rick McElroy, Principal Cybersecurity Strategist, VMware

    Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security and Collaboration Business Units, Cisco

    Clarke Rodgers, Director of Enterprise Strategy, Amazon Web Services

    Jenny Brinkley, Director, Amazon Security

Video Highlights

  • Cybersecurity experts pointed out that artificial intelligence has the potential to make organizations either more or less secure, depending on how it's used and who is using it.
  • Organizations are looking to consolidate security tools and platforms for a more unified approach.
  • Cybersecurity can be a business enabler if its proponents are given a seat at the table in executive-level conversations.