Understanding the Geopolitical Landscape of Cyber Security with Shashank Joshi | 01

Cyber leadersPublished 13 Dec 2024

Features

James Lyne & Ciaran Martin

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 Times review [paywall} | PDF version

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

BBC radio program

Contact:

Have questions or comments? Email us at ciso-network@sans.org

Speakers

James Lyne

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

James has spent the past 20 years of his life chasing cybercriminals around the Internet and, as a self-professed “massive geek”, has been involved in most cyber security disciplines.

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Ciaran Martin

Professor, Director of CISO Network

Professor, Director of CISO Network, SANS Institute Professor Ciaran Martin, CB, joined SANS Institute in January 2023 as Director of SANS CISO Network and Summits EMEA. Respected as a world leader among public authorities for cybersecurity, he is the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) founder and former head. Ciaran's belief in the collaboration of government and industry to enhance cybersecurity makes him as an ideal lead for today’s Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).