From Battlefield to Boardroom: Assessing the Cyber War Frontlines - Jen Easterly on the New Era of Cyber Risk

About this episode

Jen Easterly discusses the evolving landscape of cyber risks and their implications for businesses.

We have had some extremely distinguished guests over the last 6 years, but we haven’t secured one who combines, a Rhodes Scholar, US Army Colonel, Counter terrorism expert, leading the US’s cyber intelligence defence agency, and a lecturer at Oxford and beyond, whilst also having worked at Morgan Stanley, and now CEO at RSAC. Jen plots a journey from Oxford to Westpoint, from Colonel of the US’s first Cyber Battalion to the Whitehouse, working under Condoleezza Rice and then chosen by President Biden to create CISA, The US’s first cyber defense agency. In a whirlwind, world-wide tour, Jen plots the risks, defines the adversaries, reflects on intelligence, cooperation, and the real and present cyber risks to industries. She offers advice to boards, the existential risks for businesses who think this is just a “technology issue” and leaves us with a stark observation. If the cost of annual cybercrimes were aggregated into one number, it would be equivalent in GDP terms to being the third largest economy in the world! The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by Schroders , IFM Investors , World Gold Council and LSEG . Sign up to our Newsletter | Follow us on LinkedIn | Watch on…

People in this episode

Guest: Jen Easterly

Topics covered

• cyber risk
• cybersecurity
• business risks
• intelligence
• technology
• defense

Keywords

• cyber war
• CISA
• cyber intelligence
• business risks
• technology issue
• annual cybercrimes
• economic impact

Sponsors

Schroders, IFM Investors, World Gold Council, LSEG

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CISA, Morgan Stanley

Places: US, Oxford, Westpoint, Whitehouse

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