We attended the show in San Francisco this year and can say that it was obvious on many levels that AI was the theme. We say it’s obvious because, from our walks around the show floor, about half the booths were promoting Artificial Intelligence in some way. Additionally, we saw AI Agents – sort of – crash the party. By “sort of,” we mean that agents were already infringing on the SecOps part of the cybersecurity market before the show, when Anthropic announced that it is “making frontier cybersecurity capabilities available to defenders.” Similarly, Databricks, which until now hadn’t really been in the cybersecurity market, announced at the RSA show that it has developed its “Lakewatch” SIEM product, the result of its acquisition of two companies and its collaboration with Anthropic’s Claude. As for what’s happened in the past month or so leading up to the show, the level of competition from Agents and AI in the SecOps market has increased.
Some other companies also made interesting announcements at the show, including HPE, Fortinet, Gigamon, Viavi, Cato, Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks. Additionally, Google proudly showed off its recently acquired Wiz offerings.
Fortinet maintained a major presence at RSA 2026 with a large booth, over 40 presentations, and live demos centered on its Security Fabric platform. The company highlighted advancements in AI-driven SecOps, Unified SASE, Agentic AI for coordinated defense, OT security, and strategies for disrupting cybercrime networks at scale.
Gigamon participated in the RSA Conference 2026 by showcasing its Deep Observability Pipeline and demonstrating how network-derived telemetry eliminates blind spots in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. No major new product launches were announced; the focus remained on demonstrating real-time visibility to strengthen security operations and infrastructure management.
Viavi launched Observer Threat Forensics at RSA 2026 to enable true NetSecOps convergence through forensic-grade investigation, retrospective analysis, and unified telemetry. The solution combines packet, flow, and log data to enable faster threat hunting, reduce alert fatigue, and provide comprehensive visibility across the full security lifecycle.
Cato Networks spotlighted its latest AI-powered SASE innovations at RSA 2026, including the GPU-accelerated Cato Neural Edge platform and the dedicated Cato AI Security solution. The company also ran multiple sessions via Cato CTRL on emerging threats, OPSEC failures, and AI-driven evasion techniques.
Zscaler showcased its AI Security Platform, built on a Zero Trust architecture, at RSA 2026, emphasizing protection for GenAI adoption and AI supply chains. Highlights included CEO Jay Chaudhry’s keynote on Zero Trust as the foundation for the intelligent age and the release of the 2026 VPN Risk Report.
Palo Alto Networks unveiled a suite of agentic AI security innovations at RSA 2026 to help enterprises safely scale AI workflows. Standouts included Prisma AIRS 3.0 for full-lifecycle AI protection, Prisma Browser for Business, enhanced Agentic SASE capabilities, and Next-Generation Trust Security (NGTS) for automated certificate management and post-quantum readiness.