Robots vs. Robots: Stories from the Frontlines of the Agentic Revolution
Yaki Faitelson
RSAC 2026 Conference · Main Stage Keynote
Yaki Faitelson, CEO and Founder of Varonis, presented a compelling and urgent perspective on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on enterprise security. Titled "Robots vs. Robots: Stories from the Frontlines of the Agentic Revolution," the talk posited that the AI stack is rapidly becoming the dominant computational model, rendering traditional security frameworks obsolete. Faitelson drew an analogy to Formula One racing's shift to hybrid engines, emphasizing that like F1 teams, organizations must adapt swiftly or face irrelevance in a rapidly accelerating technological landscape.
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A CEO from a data security vendor gets on stage at RSA to explain that AI is changing things fast, agents have too many permissions, phishing is getting worse, and you should buy an AI-powered solution to fix it. This is not a security talk. This is a 45-minute product pitch with a conference badge stapled to it. There is zero original research, zero technical depth, zero novel insight, and maximum vendor self-interest. The 'Varonis Threat Labs' Copilot finding is mentioned but never demonstrated, dissected, or substantiated in any technically meaningful way. Everything else — Claude being…