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RSAC 2026: Agentic AI, Cyber-Resilience, and the Reinvention of Security Services

Publisher IDC
Published Apr 30, 2026
Length 7 Pages
SKU # IDC21152927

Description

This IDC Market Perspective examines key cybersecurity themes and security service provider implications emerging from the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2026. "The RSA Conference 2026 underscored that the security challenge is no longer about adopting AI, but about governing AI agents or autonomy at scale. As AI agents multiply and security incidents become structural rather than exceptional, organizations must shift from control‑centric models toward consequence management, recovery readiness, and operating model resilience," said Cathy Huang, senior research director, Worldwide Security Services, IDC. "Those that can govern nonhuman identities and translate cyber events into business impact will define the next phase of the security services market."

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New Market Developments and Dynamics

Agentic AI is rewiring security across data, identity, and resilience

Cyber-resilience services will matter more, not less, in the AI era

OT security resilience: Why context and culture matter

AI at scale and the limits of automation

Cyber Risk Operations Center, a new development from EY

New motive of managed security services

Other notable vendor announcements at RSAC

Arctic Wolf

Ontinue

Sophos

Advice for the Security Services Provider

Develop explicit services for nonhuman identities and AI agents

Invest in OT-aware and domain-specific delivery capabilities

Differentiate managed services through judgment, not scale alone

Articulate value in financial and business terms

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