How the US will fight cyber wars

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO Media

Politics, News, Foreign Policy, News Commentary, Government, Geopolitics, International Relations, Ian Bremmer, Trump, Global Economy, Gzero World

4.7 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

en Easterly is optimistic about the state of America’s cyber defenses, she tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. As director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, she is tasked with defending the country from all cyber threats, foreign and domestic, at a time when the stakes are very high. The next decade will be a turning point in the global cyber arms race. From Russian-backed ransomware attacks against America’s largest oil pipeline to the phone scammer who won’t leave you alone during dinner, we’re living in a brave new world. While Russia is the more urgent cyber threat, says Easterly, China could do more damage in the long term. As for non-state actors like ISIS carrying out major cyberattacks, there is "low probability, but high impact.” The bigger problem, she adds, may be nations that use cyber to do somewhat lawful things like collecting intelligence, but then use such practices for nefarious purposes. The US government has finally gotten serious about protecting itself from cyberattacks, but still needs cooperation from the private sector to drive down risk to the nation, Easterly explains, noting that the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act will now require whoever operates critical infrastructure to report attacks coming from state and non-state actors.

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0:00.0	I worry about the next 10 years being a decisive time when we will be able to win the battle
0:08.4	or lose the battle for technological innovation.
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast.
0:18.0	This is where you'll find extended versions of my interviews on public television.
0:21.6	I'm Ian Bremmer. And on this episode, the global cyber landscape has never seemed so dire.
0:27.6	From Russian-backed ransomware attacks against America's largest oil pipeline to the phone scammer,
0:33.6	who just won't leave you alone during dinner. We're living in a brave new world.
0:38.9	But before you change your computer password again, I'm here to tell you that it's not all bad
0:43.6	news. Despite the many, many threats we face, my guest today is optimistic about the state
0:50.4	of America's cyber defenses. And she should know, Jen Easterly is director of the
0:55.9	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as SISA, the U.S. government agency tasked
1:02.0	with keeping our countries safe from all cyber threats, foreign and domestic. Let's get to it.
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1:31.3	In a world upended by disruptive international events, how can we rebuild?
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1:54.1	Listen to Season 2 of Global Reboot, wherever you get your podcasts.
2:09.7	Jenny Shulay, thanks so much for joining us on GZero World.
2:10.9	Great to be here, Aide.
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