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The Red Polo Requiem

The Red Polo Requiem

Written by: Peter Black
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The Red Polo Requiem is a no-nonsense cybersecurity podcast for executives, security leaders, architects, and practitioners who are done with hype, theater, and strategies that look good on slides but fail in reality.


A requiem is a final accounting — a reckoning. Not a lament. A lesson.


This podcast is a requiem for broken cybersecurity thinking: for tool-driven strategies, for unchecked complexity, for leadership shortcuts, and for the false belief that more technology automatically means more security.


Hosted by a battle-tested cybersecurity veteran with decades of real-world enterprise experience, The Red Polo Requiem delivers tactical cybersecurity briefings grounded in discipline, execution, and hard-earned judgment — not vendor narratives or influencer noise.


Each episode cuts through complexity to examine:

  • Cybersecurity strategy vs. operational reality
  • Leadership decisions that quietly create risk
  • Platform vs. point solution tradeoffs
  • SOC design, architecture, and execution failures
  • Cyber risk management for real businesses
  • What executives must understand — and what they often underestimate


This is not motivational content.
This is accountability content.


Episodes range from short, high-impact briefings to deeper long-form discussions, all focused on one objective: helping organizations protect the business by reducing risk, operational friction, and self-inflicted failure.


Some content may be AI-assisted in research, scripting, or production. All material is reviewed, curated, and approved by a human subject-matter expert, with professional judgment and responsibility applied end-to-end.


If you’re looking for optimism, shortcuts, or silver bullets — this isn’t it.
If you’re ready for discipline, clarity, and reality — welcome to the fight.

© 2026 The Red Polo Requiem
Episodes
  • The Grizzled CyberVet - Rule 13

    The Grizzled CyberVet - Rule 13
    Jan 13 2026

    Technology doesn’t hide problems—it reveals them.

    In this episode of The Red Polo Requiem, the Grizzled CyberVet delivers Rule 13—a direct examination of why advanced tools amplify dysfunction instead of fixing it.

    Rule 13 is about operational maturity. It focuses on what actually fails under pressure—not theory, not tools, not intent.

    No hype.
    No vendor worship.
    Just operational truth from the field.

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    The Red Polo Requiem is a Red Polo Media podcast delivering tactical cybersecurity briefings grounded in discipline, execution, and real-world experience.

    This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice. Views expressed are those of the host and do not represent any employer, client, or organization.

    Portions of this episode may be AI-assisted in research, scripting, or production. All content is reviewed, curated, and approved by a human subject-matter expert.

    New episodes and short-form rules are released regularly.
    Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow The Red Polo Requiem on YouTube for video episodes and Shorts.
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    1 min
  • The Grizzled CyberVet - Rule 12

    The Grizzled CyberVet - Rule 12
    Jan 13 2026

    If no one owns it, it will fail.

    In this episode of The Red Polo Requiem, the Grizzled CyberVet delivers Rule 12—a direct examination of accountability gaps inside modern security programs.

    Rule 12 is about operational ownership. It focuses on what actually fails under pressure—not theory, not tools, not intent.

    No hype.
    No vendor worship.
    Just operational truth from the field.

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    The Red Polo Requiem is a Red Polo Media podcast delivering tactical cybersecurity briefings grounded in discipline, execution, and real-world experience.

    This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice. Views expressed are those of the host and do not represent any employer, client, or organization.

    Portions of this episode may be AI-assisted in research, scripting, or production. All content is reviewed, curated, and approved by a human subject-matter expert.

    New episodes and short-form rules are released regularly.
    Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow The Red Polo Requiem on YouTube for video episodes and Shorts.
    Show More Show Less
    1 min
  • The Grizzled CyberVet - Rule 11

    The Grizzled CyberVet - Rule 11
    Jan 13 2026

    Security strategy means nothing without execution.

    In this episode of The Red Polo Requiem, the Grizzled CyberVet delivers Rule 11—a direct examination of how well-designed strategies collapse when execution is weak or inconsistent.

    Rule 11 is about operational reality. It focuses on what actually fails under pressure—not theory, not tools, not intent.

    No hype.
    No vendor worship.
    Just operational truth from the field.

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    The Red Polo Requiem is a Red Polo Media podcast delivering tactical cybersecurity briefings grounded in discipline, execution, and real-world experience.

    This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, or professional advice. Views expressed are those of the host and do not represent any employer, client, or organization.

    Portions of this episode may be AI-assisted in research, scripting, or production. All content is reviewed, curated, and approved by a human subject-matter expert.

    New episodes and short-form rules are released regularly.
    Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow The Red Polo Requiem on YouTube for video episodes and Shorts.
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    2 mins
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