RSAC Recap: Agentic AI and Interview With Commvault CISO Bill O'Connell
Release Date: 03/28/2026
RSAC Recap: Agentic AI and Interview With Commvault CISO Bill O'Connell
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info_outlineRSAC Recap: Agentic AI Takes Over, Security Funding Shifts, and Why CISOs Must Focus on Resilience
Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/cst
Jim Love and co-host David Shipley recap the RSA Conference in San Francisco, noting that “zero trust” marketing has faded and “agentic AI” (especially “agentic SOC”) dominated vendor messaging. David highlights a major market shift: AI is pressuring cybersecurity company valuations and could reduce funding, accelerate consolidation, and raise security costs due to heavy compute requirements, even as demand increases. They discuss how AI disproportionately benefits attackers, including new phishing-as-a-service capabilities, while organizations cut security hiring in anticipation of AI gains. David’s standout booth, MindGuard, used a 1990s metaphor to argue AI security is as immature as cybersecurity was decades ago. He also interviews Commvault CSO Bill O’Connell on the evolving CISO role, communicating risk, the importance of recovery and “ResOps,” and celebrating CISOs, including Time magazine’s CISO of the year concept.
00:00 Weekend Show Kickoff
00:46 RSAC Recap Setup
01:06 Zero Trust Is Dead
01:48 Agentic SOC Everywhere
03:41 AI Shifts Security Valuations
06:55 Peak Security And Consolidation
07:55 Costs And Layoffs Warning
09:35 Attackers Gain The Edge
11:48 RSAC Booth Spectacle
13:39 MindGuard Nineties Metaphor
15:40 Commvault CISO Interview Begins
17:22 Backup To Cyber Resilience
18:04 Modern CISO Role Evolution
19:55 Translating Risk For Leaders
21:44 Risk Versus FUD
22:22 AI Hype And CISO Relevance
23:29 Defining AI And Controls
24:33 Agentic AI And Backups
25:49 Resilience Over Prevention
27:52 ResOps And Practicing Recovery
31:06 Advice For New CISOs
33:30 Celebrating The CISO Role
35:43 Is The Job Worth It
37:06 Host Wrap And Audience Feedback
39:18 Korea Trip And Show Signoff
40:13 Sponsor Message And Closing