The Jordan Harbinger Show
542: Nicole Perlroth | Who's Winning the Cyberweapons Arms Race?
Aug 3, 2021
Nicole Perlroth, an award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Times and author of a bestselling book, delves into the pressing issue of cyberwarfare. She explains why nations increasingly opt for cyber tactics over conventional methods and highlights the interconnectedness of industries, making widespread cyberattacks almost inevitable. Perlroth discusses the vulnerability of the U.S. infrastructure due to privatization and reveals the staggering amount of intellectual property lost to hackers. She emphasizes the need for robust measures to combat these threats.
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- Nation-states prioritize cyberwarfare over conventional weaponry for aggression.
- Interconnected industries amplify cyberattack impacts on multiple victims.
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Nation State Cyber Warfare Threats
State-sponsored cyber warfare poses significant risks and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure. The podcast highlights how attacks like the SolarWinds breach expose the fragility of national security systems. The discussion covers the use of zero-day exploits to infiltrate software vulnerabilities, emphasizing the market's role in trading these potent tools among threat actors globally.
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