Cybersecurity and Economic Prosperity with Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-Founder and Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator

CIO Exchange Podcast

How does cybersecurity impact the global economy and geopolitical landscape? How is AI changing the game? Yadin sits down with renowned cybersecurity strategist, advisor and geopolitics thought leader Dmitri Alperovitch to discuss this in depth. They dive into the current geopolitical landscape and how CIOs should be thinking about global macro trends as they build their security strategy. Dmitri also shares his thoughts on the ransomware insurance industry and predictions for future actions from China.
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Key Quotes:

"So those are the types of things that you want to be thinking about as an organization is: What are you not practicing? What disaster recovery scenarios? It's great that you have backups, but have you ever actually tried to recover everything?...And what other resiliency mechanisms do you have inside your network that may not be cyber- or even technology-related, that would allow you to operate your business?"

"One of the things that everyone should be thinking about is how geopolitical events, like frankly the Russian invasion of Ukraine and similar events in the future, can affect your business and your operations. One of the things that companies had to figure out once Russia invaded Ukraine is how to pull out of the country in a responsible fashion. How, if they couldn't pull out completely, to isolate the operations in country from being able to impact operations globally, in case the Russian government decides to do nefarious things on your network or pressure your local employees to do something. And that's something that I think everyone should be paying attention to when it comes to China."

Time stamps:

(01:00) The relationship between cybersecurity and economic prosperity

(02:42) How rapidly is the ransomware issue growing?

(04:37) Hidden costs of sacrificing cybersecurity for competitive advantage

(07:44) Is the insurance industry influencing how companies think about cybersecurity?

(08:41) Is AI changing company behavior regarding cybersecurity?

(12:55) How AI impacts the gap between defense and offense

(16:51) How has cybersecurity become a tool in geopolitics?

(19:57) Global ripple effects of infrastructure being hacked

(21:59) How should CIOs think about security within these macro trends?

(36:22) What CIOs should be discussing with the board and executive staff

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Links:

Dmitri Alperovitch on LinkedIn

CIO Exchange on Twitter

Yadin Porter de León on Twitter

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