On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Josh Brown is joined by George Kurtz, President, CEO, and co-founder of CrowdStrike to discuss: the state of cybersecurity in 2026, how AI is reshaping the threat landscape, how AI agents, non-human identities, and browser-based workflows expand the attack surface, common root causes of modern breaches and how defenders can reduce risk, CrowdStrike’s announced acquisitions and the move toward continuous identity and zero standing privilege. They will also cover why the browser has become a primary control plane for enterprise security, securing AI workloads, agents, and data with Falcon AI Detection & Response, the shift from AI copilots to autonomous, agentic security operations and why unifying endpoint, identity, cloud, and browser security matters in the AI era. *Disclosure: Josh Brown is a long-term investor and shareholder in the CrowdStrike company. This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions. Learn more at ⁠http://Betterment.com/advisors ⁠ 00:00 - Start 01:12 - Intro 02:15 - CRWD's Performance 05:21 - The 2026 Threat Landscape 12:48 - CRWD's Acquisition and Agentic AI 22:46 - Falcon AI 25:58 - The Opportunity 👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com 🎙️Listen to our podcasts: TCAF: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/TCAF/ Animal Spirits: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/animalspirits/ Ask The Compound: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/ATC/ The Compound Newsletter: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. #thecompound #investing #stockmarket #cybersecurity