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Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI in cybersecurity: too many alerts? Erik Bloch of Illumio explains why...This week, Erik Bloch, VP of Security at Illumio outlines why he believes that 90%+ of AI-generated alerts are trivial or benign, and what affect this is starting to have on security analysts. Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@richmondadvisorygroup.co...2025-07-2945 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Agentic AI & Security - with Zenity's Kayla UnderkofflerThis week it's all about AI Agents as we chat with Kayla Underkoffler, Lead Security Engineer in the Office of the CTO at Zenity - LI profile: linkedin.com/in/kayla-underkoffler-7400673a Website: https://zenity.io/ Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send...2025-07-2238 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Post Quantum Cryptography, AI & Sovereignty: Insights from Utimaco's Nils GerhardtThis week we have an in-depth discussion about post quantum cryptography (PQC), AI & digital sovereignty with Utimaco's CTO, Nils Gerhardt Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@richmondadvisorygroup.com Rory Duncan – rory@richmondadvisorygroup.com Subscribe to our Newsletter - "Sign...2025-07-1539 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’LevelBlue to acquire Trustwave / API Security discussion with WallarmIn this episode we deep-dive into LevelBlue's announced plan to acquire Trustwave. We also have a great discussion with Wallarm's Tim Erlin about what's coming next in API Security. Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@richmondadvisorygroup.com Rory Duncan – rory...2025-07-0848 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI, Identity & Trust: a chat with GitLab's Julie DavilaThis week's guest is GitLab's VP of Product Security Julie Davila We chat about AI, identity, trust in the context of the latest cybersecurity trends, as well as the best route into learning ice hockey! Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us a...2025-07-0132 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI, Business Risk & Threat Management: a CISO’s guideThis week’s special guest Kayne McGladrey, (blog: kaynemcgladrey.com ), CISO-in-Residence at Hyperproof, outlines the business challenges that CISO's face, as we discuss new types of risk in daily threat management. Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@richmondadvisorygroup.com Rory...2025-06-2442 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI Cybersecurity Podcast Takeover!Rory is off this week due to illness, so this episode is brought to you by two AI hosts who discuss some of our latest research and what services Richmond Advisory Group offers. Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@ri...2025-06-1712 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’The Human Threats in Cybersecurity - Insights from Nisos’ Ryan LaSalleThis week's guest - Ryan LaSalle, CEO of Human Threat Management solutions vendor Nisos - discusses how to identify human exposure, behavioral patterns, and adversarial intent, and protect your cybersecurity infrastructure. Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@richmondadvisorygroup.com Ro...2025-06-1039 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI & the Future of Pentesting - Insights from NetSPI’s Kurtis SheltonThis week we discuss the future of penetration testing and AI in cybersecurity with NetSPI’s Principal AI Researcher Kurtis Shelton. Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us an email: Christina Richmond – christina@richmondadvisorygroup.com Rory Duncan – rory@richmondadvisorygroup.com Subscribe to our Newsletter - "Sig...2025-06-0342 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’The State of Incident Response with Trustwave’s Damian ArcherThis week: The challenges of talent & recruitment in the security services sector and the state of the incident response market with Trustwave's Damian Archer. News about how AI Agents and Assistants are affecting Google, and Gitlab via Indirect Prompt Injection (IPI) attacks! Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks ...2025-05-2745 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI Agents & Threat Intelligence - Insights from Verizon DBIR with Alex Pinto'THIS WEEK Verizon DBIR, AI Agents and the Future of Threat Intelligence with Special Guest Alex Pinto, Associate Director of Threat Intelligence at Verizon! NEWS EU Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Launches European Vulnerability Database Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us...2025-05-2046 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’RSAC 2025 Recap - Identity Hygiene & AI InsightsShow Notes In an extended episode this week, we recap on who we met and what we saw at RSAC 2025! We also talk identity hygiene and AI Agents with Rosario Mastrogiacomo of SPHERE Technology Solutions Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link - https://www.speakpipe.com/Cyber_Sidekicks Or, send us...2025-05-1347 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Live from RSAC 2025 - Cybersecurity Insights with IBMLIVE FROM RSAC 2025 This week's episode was recorded live at RSAC 2025! For the first time we recorded using video: https://youtu.be/1LcUnxaJOaI We discuss some of our takeaways from the show - including trends, acquisition news, Agentic AI, and more. This week's special guests are: Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner, Cybersecurity Services at IBM, and Jake Paulson, Deputy Head of IBM X-Force (Head of Delivery & Strategy). Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave...2025-05-0621 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Chatting with Microsoft's Ed Martin about cybersecurity - Cyber Sidekicks EP#14SHOW NOTES This week's Special Guest Our special guest this week is veteran cybersecurity expert Ed Martin, who leads the Product Management function for Microsoft Threat Intelligence. RSAC & Security Tinkerers Information on Pitch For Charity - pitchforcharityinfo@okta.com Sponsor Okta’s website = https://www.okta.com Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the fo...2025-04-2840 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index - Cyber Sidekicks EP13NEWS IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index AI Hallucinations Create a New Software Supply Chain Threat RSA & Security Tinkerers Information on Pitch For Charity - pitchforcharityinfo@okta.com Sponsors websites: Okta - https://www.okta.com SentinelOne - https://www.sentinelone.com Leave us a message! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. ...2025-04-2236 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Google Unified Security announcement, Cyber Sidekicks EP#12Episode Notes NEWS Google announces Google Unified Security (GUS) Oracle Faces Mounting Criticism as It Notifies Customers of Hack RSA & Security Tinkerers Further Information regarding Pitch For Charity - pitchforcharityinfo@okta.com https://www.okta.com Leave us a message! Do you want to leave some feedback and suggestions? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. Link to our SpeakPipe page. Or if you're feeling shy, send us an email: Christina Richmond - christina...2025-04-1546 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’AI Security Survey Results Preview, Cyber Sidekicks EP#11, 8 March 2025Episode Notes AI SECURITY SURVEY RESULTS PREVIEW Richmond Advisory Group has surveyed 300 US-based security professionals regarding their use and planned adoption of AI Security tools. We preview some of the results in this episode... If you would like to learn more, please contact either Christina or Rory via the links below! NEWS Google DeepMind Unveils Framework to Exploit AI’s Cyber Weaknesses EvilCorp & RansomHub Working Together to Attack Organizations Worldwide RSA LATEST Reminder: RSAC 2025 – April 28 to May 1 – Moscone Center, San Francisco As of the 8th Apr...2025-04-0834 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Crypto hunting rats? Cyber Sidekicks Ep#10, 1 April 2025S1 EPISODE#10 - SHOW NOTES SEND US A MESSAGE! Want to leave some feedback and suggestions but would prefer not to write an email? You can leave us a voicemail (90 seconds max). We will share any that are not too spicy in the following episode. SpeakPipe link NEWS Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware Legacy Medical Devices Remain Easy Targets for Ransomware THIS WEEK'S GUEST This week’s special guest is Saryu Nayyar, the Founder and CEO of Gurucul Saryu talks with us about User En...2025-04-0131 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E9 - $32 billion?? Gee Wiz! Cyber Sidekicks EP#9Episode Notes SPECIAL EPISODE This week is devoted to a deep-dive discussion about Google's announcement that it plans to acquire Wiz for $32 billion...! The news has been reported extensively (like... everywhere), so we take a deeper dive into what may (or may not) be behind the move, what it means for Google, its cybersecurity strategy and more... Links to some additional sources we reference: Security Tinkerer Ross Haleliuk’s blog post from July 2024: The Wizard Of Cyber: what is behind Wiz's success and what got the security industry craving for magic...2025-03-2534 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E8 - Cyber Sidekicks EP#8 - 18 MARCH 2025Episode Notes NEWS New CCA Jailbreak Method Works Against Most AI Models New Polymorphic Attack That Mimics Any Chrome Extension Installed On The Browser THIS WEEK'S GUEST We had a great chat with Josh Ray, Founder & CEO of Blackwire Labs! RSA LATEST RSAC 2025 – April 28 to May 1 – Moscone Center, San Francisco We’ll be there! Reach out if you would like to meet us Vendors: we are always happy to have a chat Newcomers to the industry: let’s grab a coffee and talk. Security Tinkerers - Pitch for Charity...2025-03-1841 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E7 - Cyber Sidekicks EP#7 - 11 MARCH 2025Episode Notes NEWS Trustwave will no longer be merging with Cybereason Shocking? Or not really a surprise? In an open letter to clients, partners, trustees, CEO Eric Harmon announced on Friday 7th March that Trustwave will no longer be merging with Cybereason, following the announcement in November 2024. Data breach at Japanese telecom giant NTT hits 18,000 companies Japanese telecommunication services provider NTT Communications Corporation (NTT) is warning almost 18,000 corporate customers that their information was compromised during a cybersecurity incident. Was the DDoS attack in January are precursor to this most recent incident?2025-03-1135 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E6 - Cyber Sidekicks EP#6 - 4 MARCH 2025Episode Notes Welcome to Episode #6! Today we talk about cyber cruising, the challenges of early advantage in AI and security; GenZ privacy & security concerns; as well as the perils of having raccoons in your kitchen. SPECIAL GUEST This week, we chat with Allan Alford, Senior Vice President of Information Security at NTT Global Datacenters NEWS Apple removes iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK Forget Phishing, “mishing” is the new threat we have to worry about Poor old Nvidia - earnings beat expectations but stock still slides…. RSA CONFERENCE & SECURITY TINKERERS Informa...2025-03-0434 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E5 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #5, 25 FEB 2025Episode #5 Show Notes Hello! Episode #5 continues our chats with cybersecurity practitioners, this week with Adriana Duarte, a SIEM Engineer with NDM Technologies based in Spokane, WA. An MSP and MSSP, NDM Technologies specialises in application software, cloud computing, data center, networking, security, storage, unified communication, virtualization, and managed services. Christina and I also have the first part of our discussion on Continuous Threat Exposure Management (aka CTEM) as outlined by Gartner's framework - https://www.gartner.com/en/articles/how-to-manage-cybersecurity-threats-not-episodes Part 2 will follow in the next episode. Richmond Advisory Group will...2025-02-2524 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E4 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #4, 18 FEB 2025Episode Notes TODAY’S GUEST We’re very happy to have George Werbacher, Director of Information Security at Live Oak Bank on the show. We had a wide-ranging discussion, but George summed-up the challenge of dealing with the continuing emergence of new technologies: “The existential crisis from a security standpoint is going to be, are we going to let all this transformative stuff take away our attention from what’s foundational” If you would like to be a guest on the show, let us know! We are always interested in hearing from cyber security...2025-02-1830 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E3 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #3, 11 FEB 2025Episode Notes A special episode this week where we are joined by a special guest: Adam Brennick, Director of Security, Risk and Compliance at Cockroach Labs. We talk about a bunch of different cyber-related things including DeepSeek (again!); the challenge of keeping up with technology development and security threats; advice from Adam on where to learn about - and be kept informed about - what's happening in the security industry, and; the correct meat choices for BBQ’ing depending on State.... To learn more, take a look at Cockroach University (yes, that's right!) for lots of...2025-02-1119 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E2 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #2, 4 FEB 2025Episode Notes NEWS Our trailer gained us some attention! Cyber Sidekicks was briefly at #4 in the Apple Podcasts Technology section in… Hungary! For our Hungarian listeners out there: Köszönöm, hogy meghallgattál !!!! DeepSeek'ing Missile? Open source Chinese AI model causes waves in the US tech industry. We have a long discussion. Christina attended a LaunchPad INW event last where DeepSeek was the hot topic of discussion. Josh Bernoff's blog from January 29: No-one Whines Louder Than A Disrupted Disruptor NVIDIA stock takes a nosedive What now for US federal cybers...2025-02-0428 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’S1E1 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #1, 28 JAN 2025Episode Notes Episode #1 of Cyber Sidekicks - your go-to partner for understanding the cybersecurity market, industry trends, and the real-world challenges of protecting organizations today. Hosted by Christina Richmond & Rory Duncan, Principal Analysts with Richmond Advisory Group https://www.richmondadvisorygroup.com/ In this episode we cover: NEWS Trellix CEO Bryan Palmer steps down Conduent confirms cybersecurity incident behind recent outagehttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/conduent-confirms-cybersecurity-incident-behind-recent-outage/ Threat Actors Delivering Ransomware Via Microsoft Teams Using Voice Callshttps://cybersecuritynews.com/threat-actors-delivering-ransomware-via-microsoft-teams/ Cyber risks sound alarm for energy firmshttps://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/uk/news/cyber...2025-01-2832 min

Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’Cyber Sidekicks - Intro & TrailerEpisode Notes Welcome to Cyber Sidekicks – the weekly podcast that brings fresh perspectives and essential insights to the world of cybersecurity. Hosted by Rory Duncan and Christina Richmond, two dynamic co-hosts who are each other’s trusted sidekicks, this podcast is your go-to partner for understanding the cybersecurity market, industry trends, and the real-world challenges of protecting organizations today. But we don’t stop there. At Cyber Sidekicks, we go beyond the surface by spotlighting not just the top executives and leaders driving security programs and vendor innovation—but also their indispensable sidekicks: the behind-the-scenes heroes w...2025-01-2401 min