Allie Mellen, cybersecurity analyst and author, joins Ann on this week’s episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to discuss her new book Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield. Allie explores how cyber conflict is deeply connected to geopolitics, history, and national strategy, arguing that cyberattacks are not mysterious acts of chaos, but tools used by governments to pursue economic, military, and political goals. The conversation unpacks common misconceptions about nation-state cyber threats, why organizations of all sizes can become collateral damage in global conflicts, and how leaders should think about cyber risk in an era of increasing geopolitical tension.  

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