In this episode, Ciaran and James are joined by Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist, to discuss the geopolitics of cyber security. Shashank offers his expert analysis on critical cyber security events, strategies, and their global implications.

Highlights

[2:00 ] Entry into Cyber

[5:00 ] Iran-Israel Cyber Skirmishes

[8:00 ] The XZUtils Story

[11:00 ] Historical example highlighting the human side of technological advancement

[14:00 ] Cyber warfare and geopolitical tensions

[23:00 ] US-China cold tech war

[26:00 ] Domestic Cyber Vulnerabilities

[29:00 ] Counter-Terrorism Strategies

[32:00 ] Evolution of thought from the Intelligence Community

[41:00 ] Intelligence and Problem-Solving

[44:00 ] Simplifying Complex Topics

Links:

Financial Timesreview [paywall] | PDFversion

Economist article on Iran's Cyberwar

Economist article on XZUtils attack

BBC article on overlooked Polish Codebreakers

Keith Alexander's testimony

Easterly’s testimony | Congress video

BBC article on sanctions | Defence Production Act

NHS cyber incident update| British Library incident review.

RUSI commentary

James Babbage interview| Doctrine of cognitive effect

Dark Wire WSJ book review

Operation Lochbit video| Operation Endgame

Hannigan’s book

Contact:

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