Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast

In this episode of Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast, hosts Michelle Davidson and Steve Hall, reflect on 2025’s biggest cybersecurity shifts and what these changes mean for organizations in 2026. Alexander Byrne, Director of Compliance at Thrive, Olivier Ruff, Cyber Security Lead and CTO at RNTrust Group, and Jane Frankland, CEO of KnewStart also make a reappearance to discuss their top predictions and insights for 2026.

In this episode of Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast, host Michelle Davidson is joined by Alexander Byrne, Director of Compliance at Thrive, to discuss how organizations can leverage compliance as a competitive advantage rather than viewing it simply as a regulatory burden to enhance their tech stack and accelerate business growth.

In this episode of Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast, host Michelle Davidson is joined by Giles Thornton, Head of Information Security at The Premier League, to explore why security teams feel like they’re constantly firefighting and how to break free. Giles shares insights into security perfectionism and compliance overload, and how security leaders can manage a lack of strategic breathing room driving burnout across the industry.

In this episode of Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast, host Michelle Davidson is joined by Arvid Vermote, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at GlobalSign, to dive into the Certificate Authority/Browser Forum (CA/B Forum), the decision-making body behind the rules that keep the internet's trust backbone secure and how the decision was made for SSL/TLS certificate validity periods to reduce to 47 days by 2029.

In this episode of Trust.ID Talk: The Digital Certificate and Identity Security Podcast, host Michelle Davidson is joined by Stefan Cink, Director of Business and Professional Services at NoSpamProxy, to break down the real vulnerabilities in email security and strategies to protect yourself.