Hack the Plant

Hack the Plant

By Bryson BortScienceTechnologyGovernment
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Hack the Plant episodes

  • Oil, Gas and Cybersecurity in the Middle East

    "Securing and having the right measures of cybersecurity relates to the national security of the whole country and our national income." Reem Al-Shammari is the chief information security officer for the Kuwait Oil Company. She sits at the intersection of a massive swath of her country's economy - oil and gas - and the need to secure it against emerging threats faster than government regulations can be established. Because Al-Shammari works within a global industry, she also has to help ensure cross-border information sharing frameworks and practices for the six Gulf countries to stay one step ahead of bad actors.

    43 min
  • The Nightmare: A Story by AI

    The second half of our interview with author and strategist P.W. Singer. He discusses his latest book - Burn In - where he translates real-world research about Artificial Intelligence into a glimpse at a future we’re not too far away from if things go wrong and we do not protect ourselves.

    "In our lifetime for the next year 10 or 20 years, artificial intelligence is not about a rebellion of the robots (a-la the Terminator). It's industrial revolution. It's a rewiring of business, military, the economy, our society with AI and automation in all its various forms...In these scenarios, AI is not just about prediction, it's also about influence."

    35 min
  • Where is the Cavalry?

    Hackers may be our best, last hope as our dependence on connected technology is increasing faster than our ability to safeguard ourselves. This episode you will learn about I Am the Cavalry - a volunteer organization of cybersecurity experts devoted to improving the security of medical devices, transportation, connected homes, and infrastructure - and its co-founder, Joshua Corman, who serves as an ambassador between the security community and federal officials protecting us on the front lines. 

    50 min
  • The Future of War with P.W. Singer

    “Our dependence on connected technology is growing faster than our ability to secure it, especially in areas affecting public safety and human life.” Author and strategist P.W. Singer examines the future of war, and explains the difficulty in securing critical infrastructure against cyber attacks and technologies that are cheaper and easier for foreign and non-state actors to acquire. He also discusses how he uses the "technothriller" novel type to communicate his nonfiction research to more audiences.

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    Learn more about P.W. Singer at www.pwsinger.com and follow him on Twitter @peterwsinger. He is strategist and senior fellow at New America and the author of several books including Ghost Fleet, Burn-in, LikeWar, Wired for War, Corporate Warriors, and others. 

    39 min
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    3 min

About Hack the Plant

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Electricity. Finance. Transportation. Our water supply. In Hack the Plant, podcast host Bryson Bort looks for answers to the question: Does connecting these systems, and others, to the internet leaves us more vulnerable to attacks by our enemies? We often take these critical infrastructure systems for granted, but they’re all becoming increasingly dependent on the internet to function. From the ransomware threats of Colonial Pipeline to the failure of the Texas power grid, it is clear our interconnectivity is also a significant source of risk. Hack the Plant walks through the world of hackers working on the front lines of cyber security and public safety to protect the systems you rely upon every day.