In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss exploding pagers, CISA’s hot take, and international collaboration. 

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Links:

BBC pager article:  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz04m913m49o

NPR pager article:

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s1-23812/lebanon-israel-exploding-pagers-hezbollah-international-law. Points of Interest: 1. One particular focus is Article 7(2) of the Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which was added to an international law focused on the use of conventional weapons in 1996. Both Israel and Lebanon have agreed to it; 2. It prohibits the use of booby traps or "objects that civilians are likely to be attracted to or are associated with normal civilian daily use;" 3. "U.S. Defense Department also references that same article from those amended 1996 protocols in its own "Law of War Manual," with an oft-cited example of communications headsets that Italian military units booby-trapped with explosives after retreating during World War II.

CISA:  https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_software_cybercrime_villains/

AUKUS EW challenge article:

https://defensescoop.com/2024/09/26/aukus-inaugural-electronic-warfare-challenge-winners/

The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West

https://a.co/d/cqH7Nns