Three interviews: system fragility, operational clarity, and Identity for AI agents - Robin Macfarlane, Kyle Sandy, Todd Thiemann - ESW #471

Three interviews: system fragility, operational clarity, and Identity for AI agents - Robin Macfarlane, Kyle Sandy, Todd Thiemann - ESW #471

Author: Security Weekly Productions August 10, 2026 Duration: 1:37:23

Interview 1: Robin Macfarlane from RRMac Associats

The Mattress Money Principle: What a 50-Year Veteran Knows About System Fragility

In this interview, Robin and Adrian discuss how technology has evolved over the past 50 years. Despite massive technological changes over the decades: the PC revolution, the Internet, smartphones, the Cloud, and now Generative AI - the majority of financial institutions still use mainframes and midrange machines. Why?

We explore the reasons why older technology persists alongside the new and the lessons retiring technologists can pass on to new generations inheriting an increasingly diverse tech landscape.

Interview 2 with Kyle Sandy from Logically

Operational Clarity as the New Customer Experience

Kyle Sandy joins Adrian to discuss how prioritizing resilience affects how organizations should plan for incident response. In the past, security teams were focused on prevention and limiting breach damage. Today, boards want to know how long it will take to recover operations.

The interview wraps up with a discussion of the right and wrong way to handle a breach and the three most important things every company must get right in order to handle an incident well.

Interview 3 with Todd Thiemann from Omdia

AI Agents and Identity Security: How Enterprises Are Rewriting the Rules

Todd joins ESW with some eye-opening survey insights on the topic of IAM for AI agents. While cybersecurity conversations about internal AI use often revolve around the SOC and security operations, Omdia surveyed identity professionals for a more holistic enterprise perspective.

Unsurprisingly, AI agent use is as diverse as enterprise business units. The surprises are around where the budget comes from for these AI projects, and how authentication is handled.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-471


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