The cybersecurity world is gearing up for RSAC 2025, scheduled to take place from April 28th to May 1st at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This year's conference promises to be a pivotal event, bringing together over 41,000 attendees, 650 speakers, 600 exhibitors, and 400 media members from across the globe. RSAC 2025 aims to provide invaluable insights, foster critical conversations, and showcase transformative solutions for the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, living up to its reputation as "Where the world talks about security". The theme for RSAC 2025 is "Many Voices. One Community", highlighting the need for collaborative action against digital threats.

Key Themes and Trends

Several key themes are expected to dominate discussions at RSAC 2025.

• Agentic AI: The rise of autonomous "agentic AI" systems will be a major focal point, with over 40% of session submissions focusing on AI-related topics. The conference will explore how cybersecurity is moving beyond AI-enhanced tools to fully autonomous decision-making systems that can observe, orient, decide, and act without constant human oversight. Discussions will revolve around how much decision-making authority should be delegated to these agents and how to govern these new capabilities.
• Identity and Access Management (IAM): With the increasing adoption of hybrid cloud environments and app modernization initiatives, identity is becoming the new security perimeter. RSAC 2025 will emphasize the importance of an Identity-First strategy, focusing on managing and securing access to applications and critical data, including generative AI models, and building an effective identity fabric.
• Application Security and Data Protection: These remain core concerns, with sessions dedicated to the latest techniques and strategies for securing applications and protecting sensitive data in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
• Cybersecurity and Geopolitics: Escalating geopolitical tensions significantly impact cybersecurity strategies, shaping threat landscapes and demanding proactive defense mechanisms.

Keynote Speakers and Sessions

RSAC 2025 boasts a diverse lineup of keynote speakers, including:

• Industry Leaders: Dmitri Alperovitch, Dr. Edward Amoroso, Charles Blauner, George Kurtz, Robert M. Lee, Kevin Mandia and Chris Krebs.
• Government Officials: Alexei Bulazel (Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Cyber), Chris Inglis (Former US National Cyber Director).
• Technology Experts: Jade Leung (CTO, UK AI Security Institute), Jeetu Patel (EVP & Chief Product Officer, Cisco), Mike Horn (SVP & GM, Security Products, Splunk, a Cisco Company)
• Celebrity Guests: Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Foxx.

The conference will feature two keynote stages: the West Stage, hosting sponsor keynotes, panels, and guest speakers; and the South Stage, located at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), dedicated to industry visions and leading experts.

Expo Highlights

The RSAC 2025 Expo will showcase the latest advancements in cybersecurity technology from over 600 vendors, including both established players and early-stage innovators. Attendees can expect to see AI-driven platforms for autonomous incident response, machine identity management, and AI-native threat detection. Emerging tools like AI SOCs (Security Operations Centers), dynamic decision engines for cloud defense, and self-healing applications will also be highlighted.

The Impact of AI

Generative AI will be a pervasive theme throughout RSAC 2025, with discussions focusing on its potential to revolutionize cybersecurity practices as well as its capacity to be used by malicious actors. Topics will include:

• AI-driven threat intelligence: Harnessing AI for advanced threat detection, vulnerability assessments, and incident response.
• AI for social engineering: Understanding how generative AI is augmenting cybercriminal capabilities and contributing to an uptick in sophisticated phishing and social engineering attacks.
• Securing AI: Addressing the security challenges posed by AI itself, including the need for policy guardrails, protection against adversarial attacks, and robust data security measures.
• AI's augmentation of cybercriminal capabilities: With nearly 47% of organizations citing adversarial advances powered by generative AI as their primary concern, enabling more sophisticated and scalable attacks.

Other Key Trends

Beyond AI, RSAC 2025 will address other critical cybersecurity trends, including:

• Zero Trust Architecture: Adopting zero-trust frameworks for robust security, particularly in light of increasing cloud adoption and remote work.
• Supply Chain Security: Building resilience against supply chain attacks by thoroughly vetting third-party vendors, implementing regular risk assessments, and enhancing monitoring of supply chain activities.
• Cloud Security: Prioritizing cloud security and addressing the unique challenges of securing cloud environments.
• 5G Security: Securing 5G networks through robust encryption and strong authentication protocols.
• Cybersecurity-as-a-Service (CaaS): Embracing CaaS for comprehensive protection, leveraging scalable, on-demand solutions to combat evolving threats without requiring extensive internal resources.
• Cyber Insurance: The global cyber insurance market is expected to reach USD 16.3 billion in 2025.