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

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Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’ is a technology podcast hosted by Cyber Sidekicks, with 87 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Cyber Sidekicks hosts Cybersecurity News & Analysis by Cyber Sidekicks - Your Weekly Update’, a technology show with 87 episodes published.

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  Episode #87

  The AI Resilience Loop: ISMS Online on Bridging the Governance Gap

  Sep 29, 202636 min

  Chris Newton-Smith , CEO of ISMS Online returns as a guest on this week's episode, discussing with Christina and Rory about how organizations can bridge the gap between perceived readiness and actual operational resilience given the challenges of both fair and foul uses of AI and AI Agents. Chris argues that to bridge the gap between perceived AI readiness and actual operational capability, organizations should adopt an integrated "resilience loop" that expands existing information security and data privacy frameworks. The hosts and Chris conclude that because complex digital systems make unexpected failures statistically inevitable, security leaders must use disciplined risk registers to prioritize resources and actively test incident response before a breach occurs. NEWS IBM Acquires Logiq Consulting Fime acquires French cybersecurity specialist Red Alert Labs Japan Dismantles First North Korean Laptop Farm as US and Allies Detail Wider Scheme 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

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  Episode #86

  The Telepathic Adversary: TrendAI outlines AI's C2 Threat

  Sep 22, 202640 min

  In this week's episode, Christina & Rory talk with Tom Kellermann , VP of AI Security & Threat Intelligence at TrendAI about how rogue nation-states and AI-driven offensive tactics are disrupting traditional cybersecurity defenses. Tom outlines how four rogue nation-states—Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran—are collaborating and sharing command-and-control (C2) capabilities and exploits at unprecedented levels. He explains how Russian guidance is elevating second-tier actors, driving destructive attacks against critical infrastructure like energy and water utilities, while these states actively shield cybercrime cartels as national assets. NEWS Anthropic promises zero data retention – but customers must check it worked Nvidia’s Huang says cybersecurity will be next major AI use case EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): Reporting obligations now in effect NEXT WEEK'S GUEST Next week's guest is Chris Newton-Smith, CEO of ISMS Online. 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

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  Episode #85

  Why Containment Matters: Illumio On Attack Physics & Cyber Resilience

  Sep 15, 202636 min

  This week, host Rory Duncan speaks with guest Raghu Nandakumara , VP of Industry Strategy at Illumio , discussing why traditional security controls are failing against modern threats and why enterprises must prioritize containment and business-led resilience. Raghu emphasizes that while foundational security hygiene is frequently neglected for attractive new technologies, containment must serve as the essential "third pillar" alongside prevention and detection to disrupt the fundamental physics of cyber attacks. His recommendation: to prevent systemic operational shutdowns, organizations must abandon blanket policies across all assets and instead prioritize protecting their most critical business processes to effectively reduce overall operational risk. NEWS Criminals publish data of 8.7m people after UK airports hack 153 million Driver License images exposed via IDScan.net leak 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

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  Episode #84

  The Open-Weight Liability Trap: Who Pays When AI Fails?

  Sep 8, 202647 min

  This week, Christina & Rory are joined by Fractional CISO, Risk & Governance expert, - and soon to be author - Kayne McGladrey as he returns to the show to discuss the complex and rapidly evolving legal and financial realities of AI liability. Who takes the fall when AI systems make critical errors, violate copyrights, or leak data? The discussion delves into the pros and cons of open-weight models i.e. they save money on token costs, but the deploying company must assume 100% of the liability for both inputs and outputs, unlike when using a frontier model (like Microsoft or OpenAI), the company at least has a contractual defense and some recourse... Kayne's website, inc. details of his forthcoming book: kaynemcgladrey.com NEWS McKesson Confirms Data Breach as Attacker Deadline Looms Palo Alto Networks FY26 Q4, Earnings Results & Highlights NetSPI and Synack to Merge 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

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  Episode #83

  The Missing "R": Semperis On Identity, Resilience & Recovery

  Sep 1, 202637 min

  In this week's episode, Simon Hodgkinson - strategic advisor for Semperis - returns for his third appearance on the show to discuss why the cybersecurity industry needs to completely re-evaluate how it handles identity resilience. Is ITDR missing it's "R", because it fails to include "Recovery"? Christina, Rory & Simon discuss how a true response to an identity platform compromise cannot be separated from recovery, because the identity platform is the lifeblood of the modern digital ecosystem. ITDRR perhaps?? NEWS Financial damage from cyber-attacks grows despite falling claims volumes Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days 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

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