ISMG Editors: AI Security, Risk and Readiness Trends at RSAC

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In this panel at RSAC Conference, ISMG editors discussed key cybersecurity trends including artificial intelligence governance, agentic threats to OT security risks and cybercrime disruption. The panel highlighted funding shifts, operational challenges and the need for stronger public-private alignment.

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Many cybersecurity vendors introduced solutions focused on securing AI agents, which require greater visibility and control as organizations are poised to deploy armies of agents to automate tasks across the enterprise.

"We’re no longer talking about pilots. We’re no longer talking about identifying early use cases and trying things out. Those use cases have been validated, and now those are going into production," said Michael Novinson, executive editor, ISMG Business.