Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: Building a Cyber Strong America
Every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month brings the security community together around a shared question: what does it take to keep the systems we all depend on running safely? This year's theme, Building a Cyber Strong America, puts the spotlight on critical infrastructure—the utilities, transportation networks, healthcare systems, and financial services that power daily life, and the organizations and vendors that keep them secure.
The RSAC community has been working on these questions all year. Below, we've pulled together sessions, insights, and expert perspectives from across the RSAC Library that speak directly to this year's theme: building resilient systems, managing risk at scale, and securing the supply chains that critical infrastructure depends on. Whether you're a practitioner hardening your own environment or a leader shaping your organization's security strategy, this collection is a starting point for putting Cybersecurity Awareness Month into practice.
Resilient and Adaptive Systems
Building a cyber strong America starts with systems that can take a hit and keep running. Resilience isn't just about preventing an attack, it's about designing infrastructure that adapts under pressure and recovers fast when something goes wrong. This content explores what resilient system design looks like in practice, from architecture decisions to the operational habits that keep critical services online when it matters most.
On Demand Webcasts
Powering Autonomous Cybersecurity with AI Agents
August 27, 2026
Decryption at Scale for TLS 1.3, QUIC and the Coming Post Quantum Era
May 7, 2026
Top-Rated Follow Up: Flush Worthy or Fight Ready? Catching Attackers in SaaS Logs!
March 25, 2026
Cyber at the Top Podcast: Cyber Resilience in Action: Lessons from a CISO
Emma Smith, CISO at Vodafone
Explore what cyber resilience looks like in practice and how it shapes decision-making at scale.
Risk Management
Every organization connected to critical infrastructure, from a regional utility to a national supply chain partner, needs a clear-eyed view of where its risk actually sits. This collection breaks down how security leaders are prioritizing threats, allocating limited resources, and building risk frameworks that hold up under real-world pressure, directly in step with this year's call to strengthen the systems the nation relies on.
On Demand Webcasts
The C.A.R.T Before the Horse: Turning CTI into Measurable Risk
June 11, 2026
SANS
Follow Up Session: The Five Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques, Crucial Tips for Defenders
June 24, 2026
Red Teaming Reimagined for the Agentic AI Era
June 17, 2026
Cyber at the Top Podcast: Stronger Together: The Value of Sharing Threat Intelligence & Best Practices
Jenny Menna, Chief Security Officer at Sallie Mae and board member at FS-ISAC
Explore the critical role of threat intelligence sharing and peer collaboration in modern cybersecurity.
Supply Chain Security
Critical infrastructure is only as secure as the vendors, contractors, and partners connected to it. This year's Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme calls out supply chain risk by name, and this content digs into how organizations are vetting third parties, securing the software and hardware they depend on, and closing the gaps attackers look for first.
On Demand Webcasts
Internet Routing as Digital Supply Chain Risk for the Enterprise
August 6, 2026
Building Trustworthy Infrastructure for Agentic AI
August 19, 2026
What's in your AI?
The Case for AI Bills of Materials
August 27, 2026
The Death of Human Verification: Why Trust Must Move Beyond Detection
Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel , Ibrahim Waziri Jr.
Perception no longer carries evidentiary weight. Any verification program still leaning on visual or auditory review by staff is already failing and probably does not know it.