Autonomy Is a Battlefield: Why We're Bringing a Battlefield to RSAC 2026

Another year. Another RSAC. Another 400 booths with matching polo shirts and a bowl of candy on a white tablecloth as if that’s enough to make someone stop and care about your brand.

Nobody is wrong for being there, showing you their demo, handing you a stress ball and sending you on your way… but that isn’t immersion. That isn’t storytelling. And we want to tell immersive stories.

At Straiker, we're the agentic AI security company focused on protecting AI agents and the systems they operate in, and we put a lot of intentionality and time into thinking about what that means for our brand. A brand that is a consistent experience from the first touch. A lot of companies never care to consider that it would seem. The peak of their brand experience lives comfortably on their website, in a deck, in a well-produced marketing video. And that's enough... until it isn't. So then what does it look like for our brand identity to make contact with the real world?

Because here’s the thing about brand identity that nobody really talks about: it either survives that real world contact or it doesn't. You can have the most considered aesthetic, the most painstakingly crafted visual language, and it means absolutely nothing if the moment someone meets you in person, the whole thing just... deflates.

We're not interested in deflating. So we’re inflating a laser tag arena.

If you're at RSAC 2026 during RSA Conference week, you can find it Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24–25 from 10am–6pm, just a 10-minute walk from Moscone Center at the historic James Bong Building. Sign up here.

Red vs Blue teaming is a core part of how security teams test their defenses. Sometimes it’s a tabletop exercise. Sometimes it’s a live simulation during an incident. Either way, it’s about understanding how attackers move and how defenders respond in real time.

So we thought: why not make that experience tangible?

Two teams enter: Ascend versus Defend. Go into the arena, find and collect the other side's glowing cyber dog tags, and attempt to extract before they do with yours. It's dark, it's loud, and it's on-brand in a way that a tablecloth simply isn’t.

And yes, there is product DNA in the whole thing. Ascend represents adversarial AI testing and red teaming, exposing weaknesses before attackers can exploit them. Defend represents AI runtime security, detecting and stopping attacks as agents move through tools, data, and systems. Red versus blue. Attack versus defense. The same battle playing out every day around AI agents in production.

Straiker looks the way it does because it mirrors the reality of the frontier we’re defending. The color tones, the neon glows, and the cinematic edge are not just for decoration. It's a reflection of the space we actually live in. AI moving faster than anyone can fully comprehend, threats that didn't even exist two years ago, and stakes that are very real and getting realer. That's the world. Our brand just has the guts and honesty to look like it.

So when we show up somewhere, we show up all the way. Because anything less wouldn’t be Straiker.

If you're going to be at RSAC, come find us and suit up.
If you won’t be there, the Straiker laser tag experience may be mobilizing near you soon….

See you in the arena.

About the Authors

Mike Russo and Lawrence St. John are the Visual Architects behind Straiker’s creative identity. Internally and externally, they shape the visual language that brings the Straiker brand to life across experiences, environments, and media.

Their work spans decades across print, digital, and multimedia design, with experience across multiple industries and a recent focus on technology and cybersecurity. Their approach blends narrative, visual storytelling, and immersive design to ensure the Straiker brand is experienced and seen.

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FAQ

What is the Straiker Laser Tag experience at RSAC 2026?

• The Straiker Laser Tag arena is an interactive red team versus blue team experience created for RSAC 2026. Participants enter a competitive arena inspired by real cybersecurity exercises where attackers and defenders simulate how security incidents unfold.

Where is the Straiker Laser Tag arena located during RSAC?

• The arena is located at the historic James Bong Building, about a 10 minute walk from Moscone Center during RSA Conference week.

When can attendees participate in the Straiker laser tag experience?

• The experience runs Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24–25 from 10:00am to 6:00pm during RSAC 2026.

What is the red team versus blue team concept in cybersecurity?

• Red team versus blue team exercises simulate real-world cyber attacks. The red team attempts to exploit weaknesses in systems while the blue team focuses on detection, defense, and response. These exercises help organizations strengthen their security posture.

How does the laser tag experience connect to Straiker’s products?

• The arena reflects Straiker’s approach to securing AI agents. Ascend AI focuses on adversarial AI testing and red teaming to expose vulnerabilities, while Defend AI provides AI runtime security that detects and stops attacks as AI agents interact with tools, data, and enterprise systems.

What is agentic AI security?

• Agentic AI security focuses on protecting AI agents and autonomous AI systems that interact with tools, APIs, and enterprise data. These systems introduce new risks including prompt injection, data leakage, and tool manipulation, which require specialized security controls.

What is AI runtime security?

• AI runtime security monitors and protects AI systems while they are actively operating. It detects threats such as prompt injection attacks, malicious tool usage, and unauthorized data access as AI agents interact with real-world systems.

Who should attend the Straiker RSAC experience?

• Security leaders, product security teams, AI engineers, and anyone interested in AI security, adversarial AI testing, and agentic AI protection will enjoy the experience.

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