

Stealth AI, Defensive Agents & Quantum Resilience: The 2026 Cybersecurity Battle Lines are Drawn
As the cybersecurity industry looks ahead to 2026, the challenge is not a lack of predictions, but an overabundance of them—many detached from operational reality or focused on singular technologies in isolation. This blog takes a more grounded view, examining how advances in artificial intelligence, defensive AI automation, and cryptographic resilience intersect with geopolitical instability and long-standing threat behaviors. Rather than treating 2026 as a sharp inflection
Dec 31, 2025


Why Predictions Suck and How to Fix Them
Every year from November onwards, we start to receive press releases, “thought leadership” reports, LinkedIn posts and DMs about predictions around how the technology and cybersecurity markets will develop during the following year. This year the volume has increased, but the noticeable uniformity of the content points to the wider use of GenAI tools, producing a mass of generic predictions. So many people commenting on their experiences made us ask: should we just avoid maki
Dec 23, 2025


LevelBlue Acquires Trustwave: A Strategic Bet on Scale in Managed Security
LevelBlue’s acquisition of Trustwave marks a significant step in the evolution of the managed security services market. The companies aim to form a global pure-play MSSP powerhouse, with over $1 billion in annual revenue, 2,000+ employees, and a customer base exceeding 30,000 organizations.
Jul 2, 2025


Bitdefender: PHASR update at InfoSecurity Europe 2025
At the InfoSecurity Europe 2025 show in June, Richmond Advisory Group met with cybersecurity practitioners, vendors and service providers...
Jun 30, 2025


The Evolution of API Security: From Web Application Protection to AI-Driven Defense
The future of API security lies not just in better detection and protection mechanisms, but in deeper integration with business processes and development workflows. As APIs continue to power digital transformation, their security will remain a critical enabler of business success.
Jun 11, 2025


Google DeepMind’s “Basket of Cyber Goods”
A quick conversation about Google DeepMind's “A Framework for Evaluating Emerging Cyberattack Capabilities of AI.”
Apr 9, 2025


NetSPI Expands CTEM Offering
By Christina Richmond The Announcement The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve with an increasing focus on proactive security...
Apr 7, 2025


Rory Duncan Joins Richmond Advisory
We’re excited to announce that Rory Duncan , a renowned technologist, analyst, and writer, is bringing his expertise to Richmond Advisory...
Jan 27, 2025


OpenText’s Cybersecurity Momentum
Notes from OpenText World, 2024 I was genuinely impressed with what I heard at OpenText World (Las Vegas, November 18-21, 2024) about...
Dec 2, 2024


AT&T Cybersecurity Becomes LevelBlue
AT&T and WillJam Ventures , a private equity (PE) investor, announced today the creation of LevelBlue , a joint venture to form a new,...
May 6, 2024


Conversations I expect to have at RSAC2024
“Cybersecurity pundits, experts, practitioners, startups, established vendors, service providers and a host of analysts and media will...
Apr 18, 2024


AI vs. MSPs: The Cybersecurity Showdown for SMBs
By Carolyn Reuss Recently I’ve been talking to a lot of startups and small companies, and the cybersecurity awareness ranges from good...
Apr 17, 2024


A Unicorn in Cyber Insurance?
Let's face it, comprehensive cyber insurance tailored to the unique challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a...
Mar 16, 2024



