Welcome to Episode 118

Main Topic

• Cyber Warfare (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare) 
  • There’s this thing going on with Russia and the Ukraine.Maybe you’ve heard. 
  • https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/50/ 
  • White House Statement on Cyber Security (March 21, 2022)
  • https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/21/statement-by-president-biden-on-our-nations-cybersecurity/
  • Nation States
  • Ideological groups (“Hacktivism”)
  • Direct attacks
  • Malware
  • Banning of services
  • https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/21/22988955/russia-facebook-instagram-putin-meta-whatsapp-ban-ukraine 
  • Answers vary based on who you’re talking to, and what they’re selling.
  • A lot comes down to what industry you’re in.
  • How can you prepare?
  • Directly?  Probably not. 
  • Indirectly, maybe, but there isn’t a ton you can do about that. (is there?)
  • If you run an open source project for example?
  • https://opensource.org/blog/open-source-protestware-harms-open-source 
  • Should you be attacking other nations?
  • Companies who have suspended services in Russia
  • Apple
  • Google
  • Red Hat
  • Microsoft
  • Mastercard
  • Visa
  • Airbus
  • Meta
  • Many More: https://startuptalky.com/companies-suspended-operations-russia/ 
• Why is this topical?
• What constitutes Cyber Warfare?
• Should I be worried as a sysadmin?
• What about as an individual? 
• Is it ethical for you to participate?
• How companies are “contributing”

• • • Companies who have suspended services in Russia
      • Apple
      • Google
      • Red Hat
      • Microsoft
      • Mastercard
      • Visa
      • Airbus
      • Meta
      • Many More: https://startuptalky.com/companies-suspended-operations-russia/ 

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