At RSAC, the EU Leads While US Officials Are Sidelined

At RSAC 2026 in San Francisco, the EU leads while US officials are sidelined, with the event noting the absence of FBI, CISA and NSA representatives from the line-up this year. European regulators and officials were on the ground to engage the private sector on topics ranging from cybersecurity regulations to AI and the war in Iran, while US attendees were notably scarce.

According to reports, the RSAC hire of former CISA Director Jen Easterly was behind the decision to pull US government officials out of this year's RSAC lineup. Despina Spanou and Christiane Kirketerp de Viron of the European Commission discussed the EU Cybersecurity Resilience Act and the technology supply chain, stressing that cybersecurity today requires securing more than data systems alone. UK focus came from Dr.

Richard Horne of the National Cyber Security Centre, who urged guardrails for vibe coding and emphasised embedding security in AI-generated code from the outset. Edvardas Šileris of Europol highlighted their capability to take offensive action and invited further private‑sector collaboration, while Spanou reiterated the enduring friendship of the American people as Europe navigates these debates.