Topic: The Agentic Security Organization: Governing Autonomous Defense
Abstract: The next evolution of cybersecurity extends beyond automation into autonomy. As AI systems transition from rule-based automation to agentic intelligence capable of independent decision-making, organizations must prepare for a fundamentally different operating model. This session explores the rise of autonomous security operations, where AI agents proactively detect, analyze, and respond to threats with minimal human intervention. While this shift promises efficiency and speed, it also introduces governance challenges, ethical considerations, and oversight complexities. Participants will examine governance guardrails, human-machine collaboration models, accountability structures, and risk boundaries required to responsibly deploy agentic security systems. The session concludes with a 2030 readiness roadmap, guiding enterprises in building adaptive, resilient security organizations prepared for an era where autonomous intelligence becomes a core defense capability rather than an experimental innovation.
Key Takeaways:
- The evolution from automation to autonomous security operations
- Governance and ethical frameworks for agentic AI systems
- Designing human-machine collaboration in defense environments
- A strategic enterprise readiness roadmap for the next decade
Speaker:
Michael Shost, Enterprise AI, Delivery, Security & Transformation Executive and Founder, Shost Advisory Group
Bio: Michael Shost is an executive leader in Enterprise AI, Delivery, Security, and Strategic Transformation with more than 25 years of experience designing and operating large-scale, high-impact technology and enterprise modernization initiatives.
A former software engineer and globally recognized PMO, portfolio management, and enterprise delivery leader, Michael specializes in integrating artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and governance into enterprise operating models to improve execution precision, strategic visibility, resilience, and measurable business outcomes.
He currently serves as a Security Portfolio Leader within the PMO at Group 1001, where he aligns enterprise security initiatives with strategic priorities and has established structured governance and portfolio frameworks to drive measurable value realization at scale.
Michael is also the architect of the Agentic AI-Driven Enterprise Delivery Model, an advanced operating framework that embeds AI agents into portfolio, program, project, governance, and enterprise execution functions. He is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH), and PMI-certified executive leader (PMP, ACP, RMP). Michael is also an international bestselling author and a frequent speaker on AI-enabled enterprise leadership, cybersecurity governance, enterprise delivery transformation, and the future of intelligent operating models.
