At RSAC 2026, Cisco introduced DefenseClaw — an open-source framework that scans agent skills, verifies MCP servers, and inventories AI assets. Combined with Zero Trust for agents and NVIDIA OpenShell, it's the most comprehensive agent security stack yet.
Protos AI deploys coordinated AI agents that execute structured CTI investigations from planning to reporting — freemium, model-agnostic, and designed to compound organizational intelligence over time.
Cisco's RSAC 2026 keynote introduces Zero Trust Access for AI agents via MCP proxy, DefenseClaw open-source secure agent framework, AI Defense Explorer Edition for self-service red teaming, and six specialized SOC agents. 85% of enterprises pilot AI agents — only 5% reach production.
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OpenClaw has overtaken React as the #1 most-starred software project on GitHub with 316,000+ stars. The milestone comes alongside v2026.3.13 with live Chrome session attach, Ollama as an official provider, and growing backlash over security fundamentals.
OpenAI signed a defense contract the Pentagon offered Anthropic first. The fallout — internal dissent, researcher exits, and a geopolitical AI divide — has implications for every OpenClaw user.
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