Cyber Geopolitics, Hybrid Warfare, & Agentic AI with Dr. Chris Bronk

Securing Critical Infrastructure: How do nation-states, enterprises, and AI collide in the age of cyber geopolitics?

In this episode of How Hard Can It Be?, host Alex Schlager sits down with Dr. Chris Bronk—Associate Professor at the University of Houston, Associate Director of the Center for Information Security Research & Education, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, and author of Cyber Threat: The Rise of Information Geopolitics in U.S. National Security.

We explore:

• Lessons CISOs can learn from energy infrastructure attacks (Aramco, Ukraine & beyond)
• How “information geopolitics” reshapes enterprise cyber defense
• What agentic AI means for hybrid warfare and enterprise resilience
• Why explainability, governance, and human-in-the-loop design are critical for securing autonomous AI

Dr. Bronk’s research—funded by NSF, DHS, DOE, Deloitte, Microsoft, and AT&T—bridges policy, energy systems, and security operations. For Fortune 500 CISOs and cybersecurity leaders, this episode is a roadmap for defending national-scale assets in a world where AI, geopolitics, and hybrid threats converge.

Don’t just survive the AI race—secure it with confidence.

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