About this episode

The episode discusses major developments in AI security, cloud spending, and cybersecurity threats as highlighted at RSA Conference 2026.

On this episode of the Tech Field Day News Rundown, the future of tech gets bigger, faster, and more secure. Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke discuss Starcloud raising $170 million to build orbital data centers in space, Cisco’s new tools to secure AI agents announced at RSA Conference 2026, and record-breaking cloud spending driven by AI across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. They also cover a cyberattack involving Iran-linked hackers targeting a U.S. official’s personal email, SAP’s plan to acquire Reltio to improve enterprise data for AI, and an international operation that shut down several massive IoT botnets used for global DDoS attacks. From space computing to AI security and cloud growth, this episode covers the biggest enterprise tech and cybersecurity stories you need to know. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open 0:41 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown 1:20 - Starcloud Raises $170M to Launch Data Centers in Space 6:17 - Cisco's New Security Shield: Protecting AI Agents from Hackers at RSA 2026 9:52 - Cloud Spending Hits Record $110 Billion as AI Boom Accelerates 12:32 - Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director’s Personal Email, Leak Photos and Emails 16:06 - SAP…

Topics covered

• AI security
• cloud computing
• cybersecurity
• enterprise technology
• data centers
• DDoS attacks

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