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Andy Boyd discusses the implications of cyber power and AI on national security.

Former CIA cyber chief Andy Boyd joins The Watchers to unpack how nation states wield cyber power, why Russia held back during Ukraine, and how China weaponizes intellectual property theft. We explore AI’s role in strengthening defensive capability, the maturity gap between offense and defense, and how operational resilience inside critical infrastructure shapes national security. This is a strategic look at cyber competition in 2026 and beyond. MORE FROM ANDY BOYD LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andrew-g-boyd-12194673 FOLLOW THE WATCHERS All Episodes: https://www.sentinelblue.com/engage/the-watchers-podcast/ Website: https://thewatchers.io LinkedIn: https://thewatchers.io/linkedin Sentinel Blue: https://sblu.us/linked Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watcherspodcast/ JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON DISCORD https://thewatchers.io/Discord GET THE AUDIO PODCAST RSS Feed: https://thewatchers.io/feed Episodes: https://thewatchers.io/episodes CONNECT WITH ANDY LinkedIn: https://sblu.us/Andy PRODUCED BY https://www.sentinelblue.com PRODUCTION TEAM https://www.brandready.com/ #cybersecurity #nationalsecurity #AIanddefense #cyberintelligence #defenseInnovation #criticalinfrastructure…

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Host: The Watchers

Guest: Andy Boyd

Topics covered

• cyber power
• AI disruption
• national security
• cyber competition
• intellectual property theft
• defensive capability

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• national security
• AI
• cyber warfare
• intellectual property
• defense

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA, Russia, China

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