Understanding the Geopolitical Landscape of Cyber Security with Shashank Joshi
13In 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 (https://www.ft.com/content/e3425642-b282-11e2-8540-00144feabdc0) [paywall] | (https://ridt.co/d/joshi.pdf) PDFversion (https://ridt.co/d/joshi.pdf)
Economist article on Iran's Cyberwar (https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/09/14/irans-cyberwar-goes-global)
Economist article on XZUtils attack (https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/02/a-stealth-attack-came-close-to-compromising-the-worlds-computers)
BBC article on overlooked Polish Codebreakers (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28167071)
Keith Alexander's testimony (https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Alexander_11-03-15.pdf)
Easterly’s testimony (https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/cisa-easterly-testimony-house-ccp-cyber-threats-to-us-written-testimony_0.pdf) | ( • Opening Statement by CISA Director Je... ) Congress video ( • Opening Statement by CISA Director Je... )
BBC article on sanctions (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64421915) | Defence Production Act (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/defense-production-act)
NHS cyber incident update (https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/2024/06/14/update-on-cyber-incident-clinical-impact-in-south-east-london-friday-14-june-2024/) | (https://www.bl.uk/home/british-library-cyber-incident-review-8-march-2024.pdf) British Library incident review. (https://www.bl.uk/home/british-library-cyber-incident-review-8-march-2024.pdf)
RUSI commentary (https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/why-restraint-counterterrorism-so-important-yet-so-hard-achieve)
James Babbage interview (https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/04/04/cyberwarfare-is-all-in-the-mind-says-britain) | (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/642a8886fbe620000c17dabe/Responsible_Cyber_Power_in_Practice.pdf) Doctrine of cognitive effect (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/642a8886fbe620000c17dabe/Responsible_Cyber_Power_in_Practice.pdf)
Dark Wire WSJ book review (https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/dark-wire-review-phone-service-from-the-fbi-16fc1a5f)
Operation Lochbit video ( • The NCA announces the disruption of L... ) | (https://www.operation-endgame.com/) Operation Endgame (https://www.operation-endgame.com/)
Hannigan’s book (https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/counter-intelligence-what-the-secret-world-can-teach-us-about-problem-solving-and-creativity-robert-hannigan?variant=40442279624782)
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mk97n)
Contact:
Have questions or comments? Email us at ciso-network@sans.org (mailto:ciso-network@sans.org)