Data Security Decoded

The Geopolitical Security Playbook: When Nations Clash in Cyberspace

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In this episode of ⁠Data Security Decoded⁠, host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ sits down with ⁠Dustin Droullard⁠, a cyber threat intelligence expert and former Army intelligence analyst, to discuss how global conflict is increasingly playing out in cyberspace, from digital espionage to civilian-targeted cyber operations. This episode highlights why organizations must rethink their cyber risk strategies in light of modern geopolitical threats and growing digital exposure.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How influence operations are used to confuse, divide, and destabilize
  • Understanding your organization’s role in geopolitical conflicts
  • What basic cybersecurity practice still gets overlooked
  • Where small businesses can find free resources to improve security posture and resilience 
  • How anthropology, business, and literature studies can power cyber careers
  • The gap in current cyber education and how to fix it with critical thinking and specialization

    • Episode Highlights:

    • [00:00:33] From Army Intelligence to Cyber Operations
    • [00:02:45] Espionage vs. Effects: Cyber Tactics in Geopolitical Conflict
    • [00:06:38] Influence Operations and Psychological Warfare
    • [00:10:39] Why Every Business is a Target, Whether They Know It or Not
    • [00:13:21] Cybersecurity on a Budget: Resources for Underserved Organizations
    • [00:15:57] Anthropology in Cyber: Understanding the Human Behind the Hack
    • [00:20:33] Non-Tech Majors That Thrive in Cybersecurity
    • [00:23:03] What Cyber Schools Are Missing: Business, Collaboration & Critical Thinking

      • Episode Resources:

      • Caleb Tolin on LinkedIn
      • Dustin Droullard on LinkedIn
      • CISA – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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