AI and Cybersecurity
Sandra Joyce, Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
RSA Conference 2025 · Day 2 · West Stage
Sandra Joyce, VP of Google Threat Intelligence, used RSA 2025 to cut through AI hype with evidence drawn from real-world incident response: attackers are using models like Gemini as productivity tools, not to invent new attack vectors. On defense, AI is already delivering measurable gains in the security operations center — and the keynote argues that CISOs should lean in now rather than wait for the technology to mature further. ---
AI review
Sandra Joyce brings actual threat intelligence data to an RSA stage that desperately needed it — APT groups from 20+ countries using Gemini as a productivity tool, not a superweapon, with real numbers on defensive gains in the SOC. This is one of the few keynotes in this batch that prioritizes evidence over narrative, and the Big Sleep vulnerability discovery is a genuine milestone worth knowing about. The UAE segment is thin, but it does not sink the session.