ISMG Editors: Day 2 Highlights From RSAC Conference 2025

Panel Discusses Views on Cryptocurrency, OT Security and Data Sovereignty Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • April 29, 2025

From the RSAC Conference 2025 in San Francisco, four ISMG editors discussed highlights from the second day, including supply chain security, AI-fueled crime, developments in cryptography and the increasing data sovereignty concerns globally.

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During the annual cryptographers' panel, Adi Shamir - one of the world's leading cryptographers who represents the "S" in the RSA cryptosystem - said blockchain technology still has potential as a decentralized ledger, but its main beneficiary, cryptocurrency, has fueled a massive rise in cybercrime. Shamir told attendees "the world would be a better place if they've never been invented," said Mathew Schwartz, executive editor for DataBreachToday and Europe.

Cybersecurity is increasingly making it onto the board agendas. This is especially the case for OT security because of the potential disruption ...