Responsible Cyber Power with Shehzad Charania

In our latest Distilling Cyber Policy podcast episode, Alex Botting and Jen Ellis from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy & Law are joined by Shehzad Charania MBE, Director of Legal Affairs and International Relations at the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).

The jam-packed discussion delves into the importance of workforce diversity, the notion of responsible cyber power, and the commercial proliferation of offensive cyber weapons like spyware. In addition, this week’s episode features cyber policy recommendations from the Cybersecurity Coalition’s EU Policy Roadmap 2024 - 2029. Our Mystery Trivia Master is the wonderful Liz Wharton (@lawyerliz), founder and CEO of Silver Key Strategies. 

News:

• Cybersecurity Coalition EU Policy Roadmap 2024 - 2029

Interview:

• UK National Cyber Force Paper on Responsible Cyber Power
• Australian Cyber Policy with Ambassador Brendan Dowling
• UK's 2022 Cybersecurity Strategy
• African Union Position on the Application of International Law in Cyberspace
• Pall Mall Process Declaration 
• Summit for Democracy Joint Statement

Trivia:

• Air-Control Hacker Faces Charges (Wired, 1998)