
The Analyst Brief E64 - The Growing Impact of Digital Dependency
Keywords
AWS outage, digital dependency, business continuity, FIDO, authentication, passkeys, digital certificates, threat informed defense, false positives, cyber resilience
Summary
In this episode of the Analyst Brief Podcast, Simon Moffatt and David Mahdi discuss the recent AWS outage and its implications on digital dependency and business continuity. They explore the importance of disaster recovery plans and the evolving landscape of authentication technologies, particularly focusing on the FIDO Authenticate Conference. The conversation delves into the lifecycle of passkeys and digital certificates, emphasizing the need for threat-informed defense strategies and the challenges of managing false positives in security. The episode concludes with a call for better integration of systems and shared intelligence across the industry.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Global Outage Discussion
03:01 The Impact of Digital Dependency
06:00 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
09:10 FIDO Authenticate Conference Overview
16:09 Evolution of Authentication Technologies
21:45 The Lifecycle of Passkeys and Digital Certificates
29:59 Threat Informed Defense and False Positives
39:55 Conclusion and Future Considerations
