Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’

Christina Richmond | Rory Duncan - Cybersecurity Experts | Richmond Advisory Group

Christina Richmond and Rory Duncan of Cyber Sidekicks discuss the latest insights into the cybersecurity market’s most significant news, trends, and technologies. Follow us at richmondadvisorygroup.com, linkedin.com/in/roryduncan and linkedin.com/in/christinarichmond

  1. 2D AGO

    AI, Trust & Securing the Software Supply Chain - with Manifest's Daniel Bardenstein

    The critical topic of securing the software supply chain is discussed this week with Daniel Bardenstein, CEO & Co-Founder of Manifest Cyber. Rory, Christina & Daniel talk about the critical intersection of AI, supply chain security, and the erosion of trust in technology. Christina also shares her thoughts about her visit to IBM Think 2026, including why specific solutions for orchestration and observability have calmed many of her fears about the governance of agentic AI ! Link to the IBM video that Christina mentions: Agentic Runtime Security Explained: Securing Non-Human Identity   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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    36 min

  2. MAY 5

    Defense, Culture, Risk & AI: LevelBlue's take on the seismic shifts in cybersecurity

    In this week's episode, Kory Daniels, Chief Security & Trust Officer at LevelBlue describes how the rapid advancement of AI is fundamentally altering the cybersecurity landscape, necessitating a shift in how organizations approach defense, culture, and risk management. In discussion with Christina and Rory, Kory argues that the speed of AI agentic capabilities—specifically citing models like Anthropic’s Opus and the newly-announced Mythos —is making traditional vulnerability management irrelevant. NEWS Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue! Airbus strengthens sovereign cyber security with acquisition of Quarkslab in France     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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    36 min

  3. APR 28

    GRC 101: The Past, Present & Future of Governance with IBM & CyberSaint

    This week's mega-episode is the second in our series of deep-dives into industry topics, this time looking at Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC). Christina and Rory chat about the history of GRC, its "facelift" more!  Two guests join the show this week to discuss the topic: Fabio Campos, Managing Partner, Global Cyber Strategy & Risk Leader at IBM Consulting, and Matt Alderman, Chief Product Officer at CyberSaint. Links to things discussed in the show: IBM Announces Autonomous Security IBM Blog: Autonomous Security for Cloud in Azure....      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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    48 min

  4. APR 21

    IBM Autonomous Security announced // Securing the AI lifecycle with Straiker

    A bumper episode this week: Christina & Rory discuss the announcement of IBM Autonomous Security & cybersecurity assessment services. Does this fulfill the goal of using agents to autonomously handle repetitive security tasks - aka the "boring bits" - that humans often struggle to maintain? This week's guest is Co-Founder & CEO of Straiker, Ankur Shah, and we have an interesting discussion about securing the AI lifecycle, particularly during the development and experimentation phases addressing the risks that arise when coding agents generate new autonomous entities for the enterprise. 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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    33 min

  5. APR 14

    Finance for CISOs: How to Spend Smarter with Ross Young

    Former CIA officer and seasoned cybersecurity leader - and co-host of CISO Tradecraft, creator of the OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix (TaSM) - Ross Young joins the show this week to discuss his latest book - Cybersecurity's Dirty Secret: Why Most Budgets Go To Waste - and chat about the importance of strategy & workflow when it comes to Agentic AI.   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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    49 min

  6. APR 7

    RSAC 2026 Day 4 - with Dave Merkel of Expel

    No Day 3 podcast, but we saved a great discussion for Day 4 - with Dave Merkel, Co-Founder and CEO of Expel. During the chat, we looked at the past, present and potential future of cybersecurity, including AI, the Agentic SOC and the restorative power of a burger washed down with a pint of ale! 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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    20 min

  7. APR 2

    RSAC 2026 Day 2 - with John Velisaris of IBM Security Services

    "It's a new cyber war of digital escalation" - Day 2 at #RSAC2026, and in the second of our Cyber Sidekicks podcasts, hosts Christina Richmond and Rory Duncan chat with #IBM's Associate Partner of Security Services John Velisaris about "the art of the possible" for enterprise security protection. 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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    29 min

  8. MAR 31

    RSAC 2026 Day 1 - with Josh Brown, CISO at Spektrum Labs

    It's Day 1 of RSAC 2026! Principal Analysts Christina Richmond and Rory Duncan chat with Spektrum Labs' CISO Josh Brown about cybersecurity resilience, safeguards, posture validation and insurance readiness This is the first of our RSAC 2026 podcasts. You can see the video version on our YouTube Channel. Day 2 and Day 4 podcasts and videos to follow! Richmond Advisory Group 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 - "Signal, not noise" Our monthly newsletter is free to subscribers! Sign-up now at Richmond Advisory Group.   Technology we use Podcast Recording Platform – Cleanfeed.com Cyber Sidekicks Show Host – Podbean.com Edited & mastered in GarageBand

    18 min
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Christina Richmond and Rory Duncan of Cyber Sidekicks discuss the latest insights into the cybersecurity market’s most significant news, trends, and technologies. Follow us at richmondadvisorygroup.com, linkedin.com/in/roryduncan and linkedin.com/in/christinarichmond

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