About this episode
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 TopicsLinks:Financial Timesreview [paywall] | PDFversionEconomist article on Iran's Cyberwar Economist article on XZUtils attack BBC article on overlooked Polish Codebreakers Keith Alexander's testimony Easterly’s testimony | Congress videoBBC article on sanctions | Defence Production Act NHS cyber incident update| British Library incident review. RUSI commentaryJames Babbage interview