RSAC 2026: The Surprising Reason Phishing Still Works on Everyone

What’s the most dangerous component of an automobile? The nut behind the wheel, of course. The same is true in cybersecurity. You can have the most amazing security system in place, and it won’t do any good if someone persuades an unsuspecting user to unlock it. Randy Rose is the vice president for security operations at the Center for Internet Security, and in a presentation at the RSAC Conference in San Francisco, Rose took attendees on a journey inside the mind, seeking to understand just why we are all so easy to fool.