In this episode of ⁠Data Security Decoded⁠, host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ sits down with ⁠Dustin Droullard⁠, a cyber threat intelligence expert and former Army intelligence analyst, to discuss how global conflict is increasingly playing out in cyberspace, from digital espionage to civilian-targeted cyber operations. This episode highlights why organizations must rethink their cyber risk strategies in light of modern geopolitical threats and growing digital exposure.

What You’ll Learn:

• How influence operations are used to confuse, divide, and destabilize


• Understanding your organization’s role in geopolitical conflicts


• What basic cybersecurity practice still gets overlooked


• Where small businesses can find free resources to improve security posture and resilience 


• How anthropology, business, and literature studies can power cyber careers


• The gap in current cyber education and how to fix it with critical thinking and specialization

Episode Highlights:

• [00:00:33 ] From Army Intelligence to Cyber Operations


• [00:02:45 ] Espionage vs. Effects: Cyber Tactics in Geopolitical Conflict


• [00:06:38 ] Influence Operations and Psychological Warfare


• [00:10:39 ] Why Every Business is a Target, Whether They Know It or Not


• [00:13:21 ] Cybersecurity on a Budget: Resources for Underserved Organizations


• [00:15:57 ] Anthropology in Cyber: Understanding the Human Behind the Hack


• [00:20:33 ] Non-Tech Majors That Thrive in Cybersecurity


• [00:23:03 ] What Cyber Schools Are Missing: Business, Collaboration & Critical Thinking

Episode Resources:

• Caleb Tolin on LinkedIn
  


• Dustin Droullard on LinkedIn
  


• CISA – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency