RSA Conference 2026: News And Analysis
RSAC 2026 arrives as AI and agentic technologies continue to dominate the industry conversation from multiple directions. The specter of worsening autonomous attacks fueled by AI, the expected widespread adoption of agents in the workforce and the next phase of AI-powered security enhancements are likely to be among the key topics for discussion and debate this week.
Most of the top vendors and solution providers in the security industry will be at RSAC, and CRN is on hand to interview C-level executives from across the vendor and partner landscape. We’ll also be checking out brand-new products unveiled this week and hearing what’s on the minds of experts when it comes to the next wave of AI impacts on cybersecurity.
Keep an eye on this page for all of CRN’s news coverage, interviews and product roundups out of RSAC 2026.
12 Agentic AI Startups To Watch In 2026
Early-stage vendors are focused on providing secure identity and governance for AI agents and delivering agentic-powered automation for security operations.
Arctic Wolf CEO Nick Schneider On Delivering ‘Superior’ Security With New Agentic SOC Platform
‘For both MSP partners and our channel more broadly, this is a way for them to embed AI agents and the agentic frameworks into their customer environments,’ Schneider tells CRN.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz On Explosive AI Growth Potential For Partners
‘The [partner] organizations who figure out how to harness agentic AI to provide a solution are going to do really, really well,’ Kurtz tells CRN.
SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten: MSSPs Are The ‘Hyperscalers’ For AI Governance And Security
In an interview with CRN, Weingarten says that solution and service providers have an ‘incredibly’ important role to play in enabling the secure adoption of AI and agents going forward.
15 Top Cybersecurity CEOs On The Future Of AI Agents: RSAC 2026
CRN speaks with CEOs at leading cybersecurity vendors—including CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Netskope—about where they see AI agents heading next and what they are watching closely. Here’s what they have to say.
Channel Has ‘Huge’ Role In Securing AI Agent Revolution: Top Execs At RSAC 2026
The rapid, widespread adoption of productivity-boosting agents may be an unprecedented opportunity for solution and service providers to tap into their unique skills and expertise, executives from major vendors and solution providers tell CRN.
CrowdStrike AgentWorks Expansion Gives ‘Big’ Boost To Security For Partners: CEO George Kurtz
The launch of the Charlotte AI AgentWorks Ecosystem collaboration enables partners such as Accenture to create AI agents that are finely tuned to provide specific security outcomes for customers, Kurtz tells CRN.
10 Cool AI And Agentic Tools Unveiled At RSAC 2026
The AI-dominated RSAC 2026 conference saw the launch of new agentic security tools from vendors including Saviynt, CrowdStrike and Check Point.
5 Cybersecurity Companies Making Big AI Moves At RSAC 2026
Top executives from CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne and other major vendors spoke with CRN about new AI-powered products launched at RSAC.
20 Coolest AI And Security Products At RSAC 2026
At RSAC 2026 this week, top industry vendors and startups are showcasing an array of new tools for securing AI and agents.
F5, Forcepoint Take On Biggest AI Security Gaps With End‑To‑End Data Protection Collaboration
The combined strengths of F5 and Forcepoint via the new partnership focused on makes for a “marriage made in heaven, rather than a marriage of convenience,” F5’s VP of AI Jimmy White tells CRN.
HPE Showcases ‘Complete’ Secure Networking Portfolio At RSA With Juniper Firewalls, AI Upgrades
‘Right now, [partners] can sell every single thing related to security, network and storage. When we were HPE Aruba Networking, this is one area we did not have—we were not leading with a true firewall-focused business so this is really exciting for us, our customers and for our partners,’ Jeff Olson, director of SASE and security marketing at HPE, tells CRN ahead of RSA 2026.
10 Hot New Cybersecurity Tools Announced At RSAC 2026
Top vendors including CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Cisco debuted new security products Monday to kick off RSA Conference 2026.
Palo Alto Networks Debuts Secure Browser For SMBs: 5 Key Features
The launch of Prisma Browser for Business is ‘designed to be simple’ and to provide enhanced protection against AI app usage, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said during a media briefing.
5 Big CrowdStrike Launches For Next-Gen SIEM, AI Security
At RSAC 2026, the cybersecurity giant unveiled support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in its Falcon Next-Gen SIEM platform along with new capabilities for AI detection and response.
Cisco Unveils Zero Trust For AI Agents: 5 Things To Know
At RSAC 2026, the tech giant is extending its zero trust access capabilities to AI agents, as a way to enable secure agentic adoption in the workforce, Cisco’s Tom Gillis tells CRN.