CIS’s Tony Sager Highlights Cybersecurity Sessions to Watch at RSAC 2026

Summary
CIS’s Tony Sager previews RSAC 2026 sessions he plans to attend, spanning AI and cloud security, measuring progress against threat actors, defender strategies, human factors, and lessons from the Enigma machine for OT security.
Key points
- Sager recommends the Cloud Security Alliance summit on securing AI and using AI for security, alongside cloud security and zero trust.
- A session by Michael Daniel and Jason Healey will consider how defenders can measure success against threat actors.
- Sager highlights a SANS session focused on defensive strategies for the threats covered in its keynote.
- Other sessions will address human factors in cyber defense and lessons from the Enigma machine for OT security professionals.
- Sager also points readers to cybersecurity community leaders speaking at the conference and CIS speakers discussing secure by design.
Article Details
- Topic
- Tony Sager’s sessions and people of interest at RSAC 2026
People
Bob LordNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Ed SkoudisNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Heather AdkinsNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Jason HealeyListed as a speaker for “Measuring Cyberspace-wide Success Against Threat Actors”; affiliated with Columbia University.Lynn DohmNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Marcus SachsCIS speaker for sessions about the Enigma Machine and OT security.Michael DanielListed as a speaker for “Measuring Cyberspace-wide Success Against Threat Actors”; affiliated with Cyber Threat Alliance.Randy RoseCIS speaker for “Mental Malware: Why the Human OS Keeps Getting Hacked.”Rob JoyceNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Rob LeeNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Roger GrimesNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Sounil YuNamed by Tony Sager as an industry leader speaking at RSAC 2026.Tony SagerCIS Senior Vice President and Chief Evangelist; author of the article describing his RSAC 2026 interests.