S1E1 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #1, 28 JAN 2025

Episode 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/cyber-risks-sound-alarm-for-energy-firms--report-521737.aspx RSAC 2025 We’ll be there! Reach out if you would like to meet us Vendors & Service Providers: we are always happy to have a chat Look out for us vlogging from the show floor! FEATURE - M&A ACTIVITY IN 2024 After a relatively quiet 2023, 2024 ramped-up!https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/top-cybersecurity-mergers/ Sophos’ intended purchase of SecureWorks for $859m CyberArk’s $1.5bn acquisition of Venafi Thoma Bravo’s $5.3bn deal to purchase UK-based Darktrace in October 2024. Arctic Wolf buys Cylance (Nov 2024) – shameless plug for our analysis! New episode every Tuesday! 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 – [email protected] Rory Duncan – [email protected] 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