RSAC 2026: AppSec Existentialism

I went to my first RSAC over 10 years ago, and with all the movement in the space and updates from StackHawk, this one is definitely worth commemorating with a little recap post. So here we go! Jump ahead for a recap of our week off the show floor, recordings of our onsite interviews, and our main takeaway. TL;DR: This RSAC confirmed how much AI has changed our industry and how far we still have to go. What struck me most was the disconnect between the confidence of vendors on the expo floor and the uncertainty of the practitioners and leaders actually running security programs.