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”   ⸻   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]   ⸻   🚀 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”   ⸻   ⚔️ 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.   ⸻   🧠 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   ⸻   💬 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!   ⸻   ⸻   👇 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 ❤️🙏🏾   ⸻   ⚓ 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.   ⸻   #LeadershipAndSuccess #CoachBZ #Cybersecurity #AI #AgenticAI #CyberWar #CISO #EmergingTech #Leadership #Podcast