Experts Warn Against Hasty Attribution of Cyberattacks at RSAC 2026

Experts at the RSAC 2026 Conference warned businesses about the risks of hastily attributing cyberattacks to specific threat actors in public statements. Megan Stifel, chief strategy officer at the Institute for Security and Technology, emphasized that premature attribution could lead to unintended consequences. The discussion occurred during a panel on Tuesday at the conference. No specific technical details, attack impacts, or threat actor names were disclosed in the report. The focus was on strategic decision-making regarding public blame in cybersecurity incidents.