
Jim Almerico
Jim Almerico, MBA, CISSP, AAISM, is CISO at Ironbridge CISO Consulting, a cybersecurity executive focused on AI and data governance, and a guest on the Future of Threat Intelligence podcast.
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Oct 1, 2026
Ironbridge CISO Consulting's Jim Almerico on the end of AI euphoria and the flaws emerging
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Eli WoodwardHOST
So just to change gears a little bit, uh, can you tell me a little bit about your work at PsiQuantum and quantum technology, et cetera?

Jim AlmericoGUEST
Um, I was brought in early on when they were still in stealth mode and they were planning to come out of stealth mode, and they realized, uh, correctly that we will become a target, um, very quickly.

Jim AlmericoGUEST
So I did come in and help set up that security program, and one of the things that needed to be done was CMMC.

Jim AlmericoGUEST
Um, they had a, um, a, a lucrative DARPA contract at stake, so from-- Man, that was only about three months to get ready for that, and it was-- The company was smaller then, so, um, and very motivated.

Jim AlmericoGUEST
You know? This is like a $31 million kind of contract that, that motivates, uh, from the top down.
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Eli WoodwardHOST
Now how, how far do you think we are from Q-day? Or has it already happened, it just isn't public yet?
Ironbridge CISO Consulting's Jim Almerico on the end of AI euphoria and the flaws emerging
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Eli WoodwardHOST
like you have a very rational well-balanced reasoned approach to this based on experience is anybody actually listening to you as you bring this uh up because that's the thing is it seems like you know it's the extremes of either view that get the get the airtime it seems and so i'm just curious how receptive are boars or whoever you're talking to

Jim AlmericoGUEST
If you have the right board makeup and the right buy-in from the highest level, you're going to have success.
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Eli WoodwardHOST
So, just to change gears a little bit, can you tell me a little bit about your work at PsyQuantum and quantum technology, etc.?