In episode 10 of Life’s a Breach, Cyber Fusion’s podcast exploring innovation across cybersecurity, we sat down with Garry Sidaway and Kristopher Schroeder from Replica Cyber, a company transforming how enterprises manage high-risk digital activities.
With roots in U.S. cyber counterintelligence, Replica Cyber was founded to solve a critical issue: traditional toolsets like VPNs, sandboxes, and burner devices simply aren’t enough in today’s threat landscape. For Kristopher Schroeder and his co-founder, years spent managing top-secret digital operations revealed just how exposed those legacy solutions really were — often compromising not just data, but lives.
Replica was born to change that.
Beyond Zero Trust: Building Secure, On-Demand Environments
At its core, Replica Cyber creates fully isolated, on-demand digital environments using a true zero trust architecture. But this isn’t just marketing speak — their platform allows secure, productive activity in completely segregated ecosystems. Users can collaborate, analyse data, and operate high-risk tasks without ever exposing sensitive information to the outside world.
For businesses, this means game-changing capability. Whether it’s enabling M&A due diligence, managing third-party tech risk, or supporting threat intelligence teams, Replica opens up new operational possibilities — securely.
“We’re enabling business decisions that just weren’t possible before,” says Schroeder. “It’s not just about cybersecurity — it’s about revenue, risk mitigation, and speed to execution.”
A Platform Designed for High-Stakes Work
From malware analysis and social media intelligence to fraud detection and financial services threat hunting, Replica’s use cases are as expansive as they are impactful. Organizations can spin up environments in minutes, fully equipped with the tooling and controls required — all accessed through a browser.
Key benefits include:
- Complete data and access control
- Secure BYOD capability
- Audit-ready observability
- Easy integration with existing toolsets
- Business and technical risk mitigation in one click
The result? A platform that derisks not only cyber operations but also strategic business decisions.
What This Means for Partners
For channel partners and managed service providers (MSPs), Replica is a new kind of opportunity. It enables partners to move from reactive defence to proactive enablement — offering secure workspaces for client activity, onboarding, or even compliance audits.
As Sidaway puts it, “It’s not just about selling security anymore. It’s about enabling confident decisions — whether that’s a merger, an investigation, or adopting new technology.”
Try It For Yourself
Replica offers an easy proof-of-concept process, with prebuilt templates for common use cases like threat intel, malware research, and social media analysis. Everything runs in a secure, isolated environment that’s simple to deploy and scale.
For partnership opportunities or demos, get in touch.