521: Cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch discusses
Dmitri’s perspectives on the recent US government hack believed by many to have originated in Russia, including
Why the hack was not an act of war but instead was traditional espionage
Why this hack has potential to be 100X as significant as the OPM hack
Some of the silver linings of the hack
How organizations can protect themselves from adversaries, including
Why every organization needs to start with the assumption that an attacker is already inside
Why trying to build walls around the perimeter of your network is futile
The importance of planning regularly to defend a cyber attack
The importance of using a password manager
Why individuals should be suspicious of emails and not click attachments from unknown people
Why our government is at its weakest point to be able to respond to this threat
Among a variety of other topics.