AI Agents & global cybersecurity risks: inputs from Jay Chaudhry & Anirudh Suri

In this episode of the AI Futures podcast, host Anirudh Suri sits down with Jay Chaudhry, the entrepreneur behind Zscaler and a pioneer in the cybersecurity world. From his humble beginnings in a small village in Himachal Pradesh to founding a string of groundbreaking tech companies in Silicon Valley, Jay shares his unique perspective on the "mega waves" of technology and why he believes AI is the biggest wave of all—a "gigawave". We dive deep into how the cyber threat landscape has shifted from simple website defacing to nation-state spying and attacks on critical infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline attack. Jay explains why traditional "castle and moat" security is failing and why the world must move toward a Zero Trust architecture. In this conversation, we explore: - How do modern cyberattacks actually unfold? How are hackers using AI to identify vulnerabilities in under 30 seconds? - Is India moving toward becoming a global hub for high-tech manufacturing and R&D? - If humans are today’s weakest link, could tomorrow’s threat come from thousands of hijacked AI agents running amok? - Is “hunger and hustle” more decisive than strategy? Is adversity be a founder’s greatest advantage?-- As AI accelerates into a “gigawave,” how will we keep our systems secure against intelligent threats? 🎧 Watch this episode to understand what’s at stake as the world’s AI conversation moves to India. This series is a collaboration between AI Futures Podcast & Hindustan Times.