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

Christina Richmond | Rory Duncan - Cybersecurity Experts | Richmond Advisory Group
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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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Paul Mote, VP Solutions Architect at Synack, chats with Christina & Rory about how artificial intelligence is forcing a radical shift in offensive security and vulnerability management, including why the increasing number of autonomous attacks requir... more

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This week we follow-up on a story from last week's episode about the rise of Agentic Threat Actors (ATAs). Christina & Rory chat with Michael Clark, Senior Director of Threat Research at Sysdig about their discovery of JADEPUFFER, an ATA considered t... more

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In this week's episode, Christina & Rory talk with guest Heath Renfrow, co-founder of breach recovery specialist Fenix24. Warning: It's a sobering look at the "cleanup" side of cybersecurity, emphasizing that most organizations are fundamentally unpr... more

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In this week's episode, guest Jayesh Kamat, Global Competency Leader in Application Security at IBM, chats with Christina about the profound impact of AI frontier models on cybersecurity and the necessity of shifting toward an "AI-native" security po... more

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Michael Clark
Senior Director of Threat Research at Sysdig
Sysdig
Episode: When Bots Go Rogue: Sysdig and the Agentic Threat Actors
Heath Renfrow
Co-founder of Fenix24
Fenix24
Episode: Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together: Fenix24 On The Reality of Cyber Recovery
Jayesh Kamat
Global Competency Leader in Application Security
IBM
Episode: AI-native AppSec: IBM on the Importance of Context, Agent Verification & Secure By Design
Brandon Dobrec
VP of Product at SecurityScorecard
SecurityScorecard
Episode: Supply Chain Security: SecurityScorecard On Why Traditional Risk Management Is Failing
Simon Hunt
Chief Product Officer
Securonix
Episode: The CISO's Efficiency Paradox: Securonix on AI & Bad Choices
Cody Pierce
Co-founder and CEO of Neon Cyber
Neon Cyber
Episode: Browser Security & Agentic Automation: with Neon Cyber's Cody Pierce
Shiv Agarwal
Co-founder and CEO
Singulr AI
Episode: Kill Switches & Governance: Singulr AI Discusses Protecting the Agentic Frontier
Daniel Bardenstein
CEO and co-founder of Manifest Cyber
Manifest Cyber
Episode: AI, Trust & Securing the Software Supply Chain - with Manifest's Daniel Bardenstein
Kory Daniels
Chief Security and Trust Officer at LevelBlue
LevelBlue
Episode: Defense, Culture, Risk & AI: LevelBlue's take on the seismic shifts in cybersecurity

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Christina Richmond
Co-host with Rory Duncan; principal analyst at Richmond Advisory Group, focused on cyber risk, governance, and strategy
Rory Duncan
Co-host with Christina Richmond; principal analyst / veteran host at Richmond Advisory Group, often discussing security strategy and governance

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Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together: Fenix24 On The Reality of Cyber Recovery
Q: What keeps you up at night about cybersecurity and recovery?
Heath emphasizes business impact and staffing as top concerns, highlighting that recovery requires planning beyond traditional backups, focusing on worst-case scenarios, realistic RTOs, and aligning business priorities with IT and security capabilities.
Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together: Fenix24 On The Reality of Cyber Recovery
Q: Tell us a little bit about Spring Branch, Texas and your perspective as a founder.
Heath describes his roots in the Hill Country of Texas, the Navy background, and how his journey led to founding a company focused on resiliency and recovery, stressing the importance of understanding both IT and security to build robust recovery capabilities.
When Bots Go Rogue: Sysdig and the Agentic Threat Actors
Q: What makes Jadepuffer particularly notable among ATAs?
Jadepuffer demonstrated how an agent can operate across multiple environments, use an LLM-driven approach to perform SQL commands and ransomware actions, and show persistence and adaptability, though it also illustrated failures like not saving the encryption key.
When Bots Go Rogue: Sysdig and the Agentic Threat Actors
Q: What is an agentic threat actor and where does this concept come from?
An ATA is a self-contained, autonomous agent that observes its environment, plans its moves, and adapts without constant human input, essentially functioning as a machine-speed attacker that can pursue a goal across a network.
AI-native AppSec: IBM on the Importance of Context, Agent Verification & Secure By Design
Q: What is keeping you up at night these days?
frontier models and their impact, plus how to stay close to them safely through structured programs and enterprise-context aware security.

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The show centers on practical, forward-looking cybersecurity strategy with a strong emphasis on governance, risk, and the impact of agentic AI across enterprise security. Episodes frequently explore browser security, AI governance, software supply chains, MDR/autonomous security, and the evolving role of governance in a world of autonomous agents. A recurring thread is bridging strategy and execution—from budget considerations and policy to real-world case studies and market dynamics—often featuring practitioner guests like CISOs, CEOs, and founders who share actionable insights for improving resilience, visibility, and proactive security postures. Noteworthy is the focus on agentic AI governance, runtimes controls, and the tension between ... more

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