How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Cybersecurity

About this episode

This episode discusses how agentic AI is transforming cybersecurity and the implications for organizations and security teams.

Artificial intelligence has moved well beyond the chatbot era. The systems being deployed today don't just respond to questions; they plan, decide, and act. In this episode of the Security Strategist , host Trisha Pillay sits down with Kevin Curran , Professor of Cybersecurity at Ulster University and IEEE senior member , to unpack what this shift means for organisations, security teams, and the people responsible for keeping data safe. From prompt injection to privacy by design, this conversation covers the full spectrum of what agentic AI brings to the cybersecurity table and what it demands of us in return. From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents For years, AI in the enterprise context meant tools that waited for instructions. You asked, it answered. The dynamic was predictable, and security teams could build controls around it. Fast forward today, that world is rapidly becoming a memory. Agentic AI represents a step-change. These systems don't sit idle waiting for a prompt; they pursue goals, interact with APIs, browse the web, execute code, and coordinate with other AI agents, often with minimal human involvement. As Curran explains, this autonomy is both the point and the…

People in this episode

Host: Trisha Pillay

Guest: Kevin Curran

Topics covered

• Agentic AI
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Privacy
• Security Frameworks

Keywords

• Agentic AI
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Privacy
• Security Teams
• Prompt Injection
• Privacy by Design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ulster University, IEEE

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