🛡️ Agentic AI is one of the biggest cybersecurity stories of the year—and for good reason. In this episode of Cybercrime from the Frontline, The Year of Agentic AI, Bitdefender experts examine how AI agents are moving from passive assistants to active digital operators that can execute tasks, access systems, and reshape both business productivity and cyber risk. 

🔊 In this episode, you’ll learn:
↪︎ What agentic AI really is, and how it differs from standard AI chat tools; 
↪︎ How employees are using AI today, both through approved tools and shadow AI; 
↪︎ Why AI agents can introduce new risks when they gain access to files, shares, devices, and workflows; 
↪︎ How open-source tools like OpenClaw sparked rapid adoption—and major security concerns; 
↪︎ Why malicious “skills” and unsafe deployments can expose home and business environments; 
↪︎ How attackers are using agentic AI for automation, credential theft, reconnaissance, and machine-speed attacks; 
↪︎ How AI agents are talking to each other; 
↪︎ What organizations can do now through policy, education, governance, and security controls. 

As AI agents become more capable, the key challenge is no longer whether they will be used, but how safely organizations can adopt them before attackers move faster. Podcast host Bruce Sussman interviews Bitdefender Director of Adversary Intelligence Silviu Sofronie, Bitdefender Product Manager Ioana Bistriceanu, and Bitdefender Director of Cybersecurity Services Nick Jackson about 2026 as The Year of Agentic AI. 

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