S1E4 - Cyber Sidekicks - Episode #4, 18 FEB 2025

Episode Notes TODAY’S GUEST We’re very happy to have George Werbacher, Director of Information Security at Live Oak Bank on the show. We had a wide-ranging discussion, but George summed-up the challenge of dealing with the continuing emergence of new technologies: “The existential crisis from a security standpoint is going to be, are we going to let all this transformative stuff take away our attention from what’s foundational” If you would like to be a guest on the show, let us know! We are always interested in hearing from cyber security 'sidekicks' - the CISO's, engineers, IT directors and the many others on the cyber frontlines. NEWS UK Government rebrands AI Safety Institute .... drops "Safety" and substitutes "Security" in the title? Researcher gets $10,000 bug bounty for disclosing vulnerability in YouTube ... attackers could have potentially access email addresses by exploiting a design flaw in Google APIs. RSAC LATEST Security Tinkerers To Host “Pitch for Charity” Event cosponsored by Okta and SentinelOne CLOSING COMMENTS Please get in touch if you have any comments, questions, suggestions or would simply like to say "hi"! Rory & Christina 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