WarTalk: Is Mythos a Cyber Nuke? + The Blockade That Wasn't

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Mythos in cybersecurity and defense, comparing it to historical moments and exploring international dynamics.

We discuss… Why Mythos is a Dr. Strangelove moment — and whether the better analogy is a nuke or a pandemic Who gets the keys: Ukraine vs. South Korea vs. Japan vs. the Five Eyes, and why the Defense Production Act now looks likelier than the supply-chain-risk designation The death of the patch model — and the return of air-gapped networks, mesh comms, and couriers shuttling classified work in person Steve Feinberg's half-trillion-dollar portfolio, the rise of direct-reporting program managers, and why a Senate-confirmed deputy can now make American industry rise and fall Hey God It's Dario song: https://suno.com/s/2d0u5eLbSyzDeDY3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Schneider

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• defense
• supply chain
• technology
• international relations
• network security

Keywords

• Mythos
• cyber nuke
• supply-chain-risk
• air-gapped networks
• mesh comms
• Defense Production Act
• Steve Feinberg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Five Eyes, Defense Production Act

Books & works: Hey God It's Dario

Places: Ukraine, South Korea, Japan

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