RSAC™ Conference Wraps 34th Annual Flagship Event with Many Voices, One Community

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference LLC ("RSAC"), the company behind the world's largest and most influential cybersecurity conference, concluded its 34^th annual event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This year's RSAC™ Conference drew a new conference record of nearly 44,000 attendees, 730 speakers, 650 exhibitors and 400 members of the media. Throughout the week, attendees participated in keynote presentations, track sessions, tutorials, seminars, and a variety of networking events while exploring the expo floor and participating in numerous hands-on innovation experiences.

Several of the most pressing topics discussed during this year's Conference included agentic AI, identity shifts, vulnerability management, and the future of regulation and policy.

"From the New York Stock Exchange ringing The Opening Bell® virtually to kick off the week, to the Innovation Sandbox's 20^th anniversary, to a newly expanded campus, there was no shortage of highlights and excitement reverberating throughout RSAC Conference this year," said Linda Gray Martin, Senior Vice President, RSAC Conference. "The strength, determination, and voice of our collective community was on full display all week as the cybersecurity industry works tirelessly to help build a safer society."

RSAC™ 2025 Conference by the Numbers:.

• 43,500+ attendees, including 730+ speakers across 450+ sessions, 400+ media members, and 650+ exhibitors on the expo floor.
• 37 keynote presentations on two stages. West Stage keynotes featured sponsor keynotes, panels, and esteemed guest speakers while the YBCA Stage brought highly coveted, in-depth sessions from industry experts on a range of topics.
• RSAC™ College Day welcomed more than 975 college students, Security Scholars, and faculty to network with leading companies, explore career opportunities, attend dedicated education events, and experience RSAC™ Conference sessions along with the expo floor.
• 500+ pieces of media content led to 618 million+ social impressions and a potential readership audience of 1.8 billion+ relating to RSAC™ 2025 Conference.

RSAC 2025 Conference highlights include:

• ProjectDiscovery named "RSAC™ 2025 Conference's Most Innovative Startup" on the 20^th anniversary of the contest by the Innovation Sandbox's judges' panel comprised of technology, venture, and security industry thought leaders.
• Blue41, RunSybil, and The Hacking Games were named RSAC™ Launch Pad 2025 finalists. 
• Lifetime Achievement Awards: Burt Kaliski, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Verisign, and Amit Yoran (posthumously), former Chairman and CEO at Tenable. Awards for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics: Shai Halevi, Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS Cryptography, and Victor Shoup, Principal Research Scientist at Offchain Labs.
• Key session and seminar presentation highlights included:
  • AI Safety: Where Do We Go From Here? – Jade Leung, CTO, UK AI Security Institute; Daniel Rohrer, VP, Software Product Security, Architecture and Research, NVIDIA; John Four Flynn, VP of Security and Privacy, Google DeepMind; and Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, Data Cowboy, Microsoft; Harvard (Moderator)
  • Cyber Policy: A View from the White House - Alexei Bulazel, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Cyber
  • The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques…and What to Do for Each – Heather Barnhart, DFIR Curriculum Lead, SANS Institute and Senior Director, Cellebrite; Tim Conway, ICS Curriculum Lead, SANS Institute; Rob T. Lee, Chief of Research & Head of Faculty, SANS Institute; Joshua Wright, Faculty Fellow and Senior Technical Director, SANS Institute and Counter Hack Innovations; and Ed Skoudis, President, SANS Technology Institute College (Moderator)
  • World on the Brink: War, Geopolitics and Cybersecurity – Dmitri Alperovitch, Executive Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator; and Maggie Miller, Cybersecurity Reporter, Politico
  • Messages that Mobilize: How to Make People Care About Cybersecurity – Craig Newmark, Founder & CSR, Craig Newmark Philanthropies (Craigslist Founder); Vivian Schiller, Vice President & Executive Director, Aspen Digital, Aspen Institute; Michael S. Schmidt, Reporter, New York Times and Co-Creator & Executive Producer, Zero Day; and Kiersten Todt, President, Wondros
• Executive Programs – RSAC Conference hosted five closed door programs for select executive and government audiences: CISO Boot Camp (CBC), Cyber Leaders Forum (CLF), eFraud Global Forum (eFG), Executive Security Action Forum (ESAF), and International Cybersecurity Forum (ICSF).
• Academy award winning actor, singer, and comedian Jamie Foxx headlined the stage at the closing celebration for an exclusive conversation with RSAC Executive Chairman Dr. Hugh Thompson.

RSAC Conference attendees can continue their conversations and collaboration beyond San Francisco in the new RSAC™ Membership Platform. In this first edition of Cybersecurity Insights & Futures, RSAC synthesizes several years of the community's Call for Submissions, Innovation Sandbox, Exhibitor, and session attendance to illuminate counterintuitive trends and to predict cybersecurity's course in 2026, and can be found here. To learn more, visit www.OneRSAC.com.

RSAC™ 2026 Conference will take place March 23-26, 2026, in San Francisco at the Moscone Center.

RSAC™ 2025 Conference Exhibitor Quote and ISB 20^th Anniversary Quote:

"RSAC Conference was truly impressive this year—bigger, more dynamic, and more impactful than ever. It gave us a valuable platform to share how exposure management is helping organizations confront today's real-world cybersecurity risks. We had a record number of meetings and thoughtful conversations with customers, partners, and peers across the industry. It was also a meaningful time to honor the legacy of our late CEO, Amit Yoran, and to reconnect with the broader security community. We look forward to coming back strong yet again in 2026."

- Meg O'Leary, Chief Marketing Officer, Tenable

"We participated in the RSAC™ Innovation Sandbox contest in 2018, and it changed the course of the company. There was a before and there was an after. It propelled us with visibility and credibility with funding coming alongside that. Winning ISB provided us with the fuel to grow the company, acquire new customers and eventually become a unicorn and a centaur. We didn't expect to win but it certainly made a big difference in the history of our company. It was an incredible experience and incredible opportunity for BigID and it's been exciting to watch the growth of the contest and the community."

- Dimitri Sirota, CEO, BigID 

About RSAC  
As the cybersecurity industry's convening authority, RSAC brings together diverse minds to exchange perspectives, knowledge, and ideas. RSAC provides the world's leading platform for uniting and advancing the cybersecurity community to create a safer society. RSAC is at the cutting edge of cybersecurity innovation and education. The company's flagship event, RSAC™ Conference, is the largest and most influential global gathering in cybersecurity. RSAC gives cybersecurity professionals a platform to connect and grow. To learn more, visit www.OneRSAC.com.

About RSAC™ Conference 
RSAC Conference is the largest and most influential Conference in the cybersecurity industry. Today, under the expanded RSAC brand, the Conference is central to a larger mission that unites the cybersecurity community to create a safer society. To learn more, visit www.rsaconference.com/usa.

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