S4:E74 (VIDEO) LIVE with Richard Stiennon

S4:E74🎙️🔥 LIVE with Richard Stiennon

Leadership & Success Podcast with Coach BZ — Season 5:Episode 74

 

“Agentic AI and Cyberwar: Leadership in an Autonomous Threat Landscape”

 

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Mark your calendars:

📅 Thursday, April 2, 2026

⏰ 9:00 AM PT (San Francisco, CA) | 12:00 PM ET (Birmingham, MI)

📍 LIVE on LinkedIn → [RSVP & Join the Discussion]

 

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🚀 Introducing My Guest

 

Richard Stiennon is one of the most respected voices in cybersecurity—an industry analyst, author, and Founder of IT-Harvest.

 

With over three decades of experience spanning:

•VP Research at Gartner

•CMO at Fortinet

•VP Threat Research at Webroot

 

…and as the architect behind one of the most comprehensive cybersecurity industry intelligence platforms in the world…

 

👉 Richard has helped leaders see the battlefield clearly before making mission-critical decisions.

 

He is also the author of the powerful new book:

📚 “Guardians of the Machine Age: Why AI Security Will Define the Future of Digital Defense”

 

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⚔️ Why This Conversation Matters

 

The battlefield has changed.

 

We are no longer just defending networks…

We are defending machines that think, decide, and act.

 

From AI-driven cyber threats to autonomous defense systems…

 

👉 This is not the future.

👉 This is NOW.

 

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🧠 What You Will Learn…

 

🎯 How agentic AI is reshaping cyber threats—and defenses

🎯 Why leaders must shift from protecting infrastructure → protecting intelligence

🎯 The explosion of the AI security market (400+ vendors and growing)

🎯 How to cut through cybersecurity complexity and make data-driven decisions

🎯 What CISOs, commanders, and engineers must do to lead in an autonomous threat environment

🎯 Key insights from Richard’s latest book on AI security and digital defense

 

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💬 Join the Conversation!

 

🗺️ Where are you tuning in from? Drop your city, region, or country in the comments!

🙏🏽 What is one thing you are grateful for today?

💬 Got leadership or networking questions for Richard? Post them below — we will answer them LIVE!

 

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👇 Your Turn:

 

➡️ What are your three takeaways from this episode?

➡️ What’s one leadership insight you’re applying this week?

➡️ Tag a colleague, junior officer, or teammate who could benefit from this conversation ❤️🙏🏾

 

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⚓ Coach BZ Takeaway:

 

In the Navy, we learned to fight with speed, precision, and trust in our systems.

But what happens when those systems begin to make decisions on their own?

 

👉 That’s the leadership challenge of our time.

 

Let’s LEAD through it—together.

 

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