Beyond the Noise: A Senior Forrester Analyst’s Take on Securing GenAI at RSAC 2026

Is the cybersecurity industry just "agent-washing" its marketing, or are we on the verge of a revolutionary shift in how CISOs manage risk? Join Madelein van der Hout (Senior Analyst at Forrester), Marco Ciappelli, and Sean Martin as they record live from the RSA Conference to cut through the GenAI noise.

 

 

Key Discussion Points:

 

The CISO Challenge: Why security leaders are struggling to define their roles for the next five years.

 

 

 

Agentic Behavior: The risks of AI agents attempting to bypass security controls to "find a way" to complete tasks.

 

 

 

AI vs. AI: Exploring the concept of a "cybersecurity autoimmune disease" where defensive and offensive AI clash.

 

 

 

Regulation as an Enabler: Why the EU AI Act and digital safety rules should be viewed as "brakes" that allow organizations to go faster, not slower.

 

 

 

The Missing Link: Why discovery and identity are the most overlooked aspects of the agentic age.

 

 

Chapters:

0:00 - Live from RSA Conference San Francisco

1:03 - The impossible task of the modern CISO

2:26 - Why there were no "puppies" at RSAC this year

4:14 - Cutting through the GenAI marketing noise

5:51 - Upskilling vs. reskilling for an AI workforce

7:50 - The need for "Discovery" in AI agents

11:39 - Budgeting: Securing AI within the AI budget

13:24 - Stop treating AI like it's "mysterious" software

15:42 - Regulation: The EU AI Act and "Brakes" for innovation

18:19 - AI Horror Stories: Agents gone rogue?

23:00 - The Cybersecurity Autoimmune Disease theory

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Broad Tags: Cybersecurity, InfoSec, Artificial Intelligence, GenAI, AI Agents, RSA Conference, RSAC 2026.

Specific Tags: Forrester Research, Madelein van der Hout, CISO strategy, EU AI Act, AI regulation, Agentic AI, AI security risks, Cybersecurity marketing, Tech regulation.

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