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. 1d ago

    Supply Chain Security: SecurityScorecard On Why Traditional Risk Management Is Failing

    In this week's show, Brandon Dobrec, VP of Product at SecurityScorecard, chats with Christina & Rory about the escalating challenges of supply chain security and why traditional risk management is failing in the face of modern complexity. NEWS SailPoint to Acquire Entro in Reported $200 Million Deal “FortiBleed”: Sweeping Credential-Harvesting Heist Compromises 30K+ Fortinet Devices 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

  2. Jun 23

    Identity & AI: A Strategic Guide for Cybersecurity Professionals

    It's another special episode this week!  Hosts Christina Richmond and Rory Duncan examine the evolution of the identity market from a back-office IT function to a central pillar of modern business risk management. The discussion traces the shift from simple human credential management to a complex landscape dominated by non-human identities (NHIs), such as service accounts, APIs, and emerging AI agents. Why is this such a risk? Attackers are now much more likely to "log in" rather than "hack in," and organisations must move toward a model of accountability and zero standing privileges to secure their digital perimeters. Which vendors and service providers should you consider? Establish players include IBM/HashiCorp, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Sailpoint, Securonix, Sphere Technology Solutions and others. Newer and emerging firms include Glide Security, Token Security, Silverfort, SingulrAI and more! What do we recommend? The need for identity hygiene and the integration of behavioural detection to manage the exponential growth of autonomous machine identities.   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

    31 min

  3. Jun 16

    The CISO's Efficiency Paradox: Securonix on AI & Bad Choices

    This week, we chat with Simon Hunt, Chief Product Officer at Securonix about the intersection of human intelligence and AI in cybersecurity, and the current hype and "anthropomorphizing" of large language models (LLMs).  Christina also gives us an update on her visit to Cisco Live! She's also written a great blog that includes her thoughts and insights from the event. We also cover a couple of news items, including this week's "wtf" moment from the demo of the AI- hallucinated VibeOS and discuss what the potential security implications might be.   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

    42 min

  4. Jun 2

    AI & Pre-emptive Threat Hunting: who are the 'early movers' and what's next?

    This week, another in our series of Special Episodes - this one dedicated to an analysis of the state of the Threat Hunting market, the key players and the early movers in pre-emptive cybersecurity. Richmond Advisory Group's Principal Analysts Christina Richmond & Rory Duncan outline the evolution of threat hunting from reactive, through proactive, to pre-emptive, debating the use of AI agents and "machine speed" defence. The team also look at some of the more prominent early movers, including Netcraft, Bfore.ai, Nisos, DeepWatch, IBM and Sweet 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@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

    35 min

  5. May 26

    Browser Security & Agentic Automation: with Neon Cyber's Cody Pierce

    Cody Pierce, Co-Founder & CEO of Neon Cyber chat with Rory this week about visibility, context, and the importance of decentralized security as he proposes that the browser will become the operating system for most people's daily work.  NEWS Christina & Rory discuss healthcare and data confidentiality this week - outlining the alarming increase in cyber-attacks in this sector: 118 large-scale healthcare data breaches in the first 2 months of 2026 alone! What’s behind it and what can we do about it? Counter measures, strategies and tactics are debated and discussed in a wide-ranging discussion!   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

    40 min

  6. May 19

    Kill Switches & Governance: Singulr AI Discusses Protecting the Agentic Frontier

    How do you differentiate between a scenario where agents are getting smarter and working for you versus getting smarter and working against you? This week, Christina & Rory chat with Shiv Agarwal, Co-Founder & CEO at Singulr AI, discussing the advancements in detective and preventive technologies and the importance of modelling out the Good vs. the Bad NEWS Google Detects First AI-Generated Zero-Day Exploit Sweet Security Launches Agentic AI Red Teaming to Counter ‘Mythos Moment’ 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

  7. May 12

    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

  8. 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
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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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