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You hold the key to overcoming cyber-threats. | Justin Daniels | TEDxPeachtree


they told me to enjoy the moment so I’m

they told me to enjoy the moment so I’m taking that moment how would you feel if

taking that moment how would you feel if

taking that moment how would you feel if your phone suddenly went dark how would

your phone suddenly went dark how would

your phone suddenly went dark how would you feel if you no longer had access to

you feel if you no longer had access to

you feel if you no longer had access to your bank account how would you feel if

your bank account how would you feel if

your bank account how would you feel if you drove home tonight and your brakes

you drove home tonight and your brakes

you drove home tonight and your brakes no longer worked now imagine that this

no longer worked now imagine that this

no longer worked now imagine that this didn’t just happen to you it happened to

didn’t just happen to you it happened to

didn’t just happen to you it happened to millions of people all over our country

millions of people all over our country

millions of people all over our country and potentially millions more all over

and potentially millions more all over

and potentially millions more all over the world at the same time what would

the world at the same time what would

the world at the same time what would you do about that what would we do about

you do about that what would we do about

you do about that what would we do about that technology has transformed our

that technology has transformed our

that technology has transformed our lives at a dizzying pace we depend on it

lives at a dizzying pace we depend on it

lives at a dizzying pace we depend on it for essentials now our cell phone our

for essentials now our cell phone our

for essentials now our cell phone our Wi-Fi we rely on it for convenience

Wi-Fi we rely on it for convenience

Wi-Fi we rely on it for convenience making a dinner reservation remotely

making a dinner reservation remotely

making a dinner reservation remotely starting your car and pretty soon

starting your car and pretty soon

starting your car and pretty soon technology will literally drive us to

technology will literally drive us to

technology will literally drive us to dinner we are wild eyed with excitement

dinner we are wild eyed with excitement

dinner we are wild eyed with excitement about the unprecedented ease and

about the unprecedented ease and

about the unprecedented ease and convenience the technology is ushered

convenience the technology is ushered

convenience the technology is ushered into our lives but at the same time we

into our lives but at the same time we

into our lives but at the same time we are blind to the threat of cyber

are blind to the threat of cyber

are blind to the threat of cyber security and how it can impact our lives

security and how it can impact our lives

security and how it can impact our lives with the click of a mouse

with the click of a mouse

with the click of a mouse target Sony wanna cry

target Sony wanna cry

target Sony wanna cry all three are examples of cyber attacks

all three are examples of cyber attacks

all three are examples of cyber attacks that impact us at work and at play

that impact us at work and at play

that impact us at work and at play nothing is immune from a cyber attack

nothing is immune from a cyber attack

nothing is immune from a cyber attack not even our democratic form of

not even our democratic form of

not even our democratic form of government if Winston Churchill were

government if Winston Churchill were

government if Winston Churchill were alive today he would probably say that

alive today he would probably say that

alive today he would probably say that the cyber threat is a riddle wrapped in

the cyber threat is a riddle wrapped in

the cyber threat is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an

now look we live in an economy that’s

now look we live in an economy that’s based on competition companies are

based on competition companies are

based on competition companies are obsessed with bringing the most

obsessed with bringing the most

obsessed with bringing the most innovative products to market as fast as

innovative products to market as fast as

innovative products to market as fast as possible

possible

possible security that’s an afterthought the

security that’s an afterthought the

security that’s an afterthought the tension between the private sector and

tension between the private sector and

tension between the private sector and the government is this the private

the government is this the private

the government is this the private sector wants to bring products to market

sector wants to bring products to market

sector wants to bring products to market for profit meanwhile the government is

for profit meanwhile the government is

for profit meanwhile the government is mandated to provide security without

mandated to provide security without

mandated to provide security without regard to cost this tension is best

regard to cost this tension is best

regard to cost this tension is best exemplified in the Sony hack in 2014

exemplified in the Sony hack in 2014

exemplified in the Sony hack in 2014 Sony was going to release a film that

Sony was going to release a film that

Sony was going to release a film that was a parody of the North Korean leader

was a parody of the North Korean leader

was a parody of the North Korean leader the ensuing attack literally shut down

the ensuing attack literally shut down

the ensuing attack literally shut down the company in an eerie foreshadowing of

the company in an eerie foreshadowing of

the company in an eerie foreshadowing of last year’s DNC hack the hackers

last year’s DNC hack the hackers

last year’s DNC hack the hackers released emails from Sony executives

released emails from Sony executives

released emails from Sony executives that disparaged Angelina Jolie and Adam

that disparaged Angelina Jolie and Adam

that disparaged Angelina Jolie and Adam Sandler the hackers even threatened any

Sandler the hackers even threatened any

Sandler the hackers even threatened any theater that dared to show the film that

theater that dared to show the film that

theater that dared to show the film that they would be attacked and it further

they would be attacked and it further

they would be attacked and it further delayed the release of the film

delayed the release of the film

delayed the release of the film what started as a hack transformed

what started as a hack transformed

what started as a hack transformed itself into an assault on our First

itself into an assault on our First

itself into an assault on our First Amendment rights by a nation-state so

Amendment rights by a nation-state so

Amendment rights by a nation-state so here comes the US government they

here comes the US government they

here comes the US government they publicly said it was the fault of the

publicly said it was the fault of the

publicly said it was the fault of the North Korean government and they vowed a

North Korean government and they vowed a

North Korean government and they vowed a proportionate response so shortly

proportionate response so shortly

proportionate response so shortly thereafter the entire North Korean

thereafter the entire North Korean

thereafter the entire North Korean internet was temporarily shut down but I

internet was temporarily shut down but I

internet was temporarily shut down but I have to be honest with you I’m not sure

have to be honest with you I’m not sure

have to be honest with you I’m not sure who exactly gets to use the North Korean

who exactly gets to use the North Korean

who exactly gets to use the North Korean Internet

connectedness is another way that brings

connectedness is another way that brings the cyber threat into very sharp focus

the cyber threat into very sharp focus

the cyber threat into very sharp focus super connectedness provides

super connectedness provides

super connectedness provides unprecedented ease and convenience I can

unprecedented ease and convenience I can

unprecedented ease and convenience I can whip out my cell phone I can use an app

whip out my cell phone I can use an app

whip out my cell phone I can use an app I can order lunch organic no less and

I can order lunch organic no less and

I can order lunch organic no less and have it delivered this theater probably

have it delivered this theater probably

have it delivered this theater probably within an hour conversely that same

within an hour conversely that same

within an hour conversely that same super connectedness also means that the

super connectedness also means that the

super connectedness also means that the cyber threat can adversely impact more

cyber threat can adversely impact more

cyber threat can adversely impact more people faster in a shorter amount of

people faster in a shorter amount of

people faster in a shorter amount of time than ever before so the question is

time than ever before so the question is

time than ever before so the question is how do we respond to this challenge this

how do we respond to this challenge this

how do we respond to this challenge this simple but not easy answer is proactive

simple but not easy answer is proactive

simple but not easy answer is proactive private sector government collaboration

private sector government collaboration

private sector government collaboration such collaboration means real-time

such collaboration means real-time

such collaboration means real-time access to and sharing of cyberthreat

access to and sharing of cyberthreat

access to and sharing of cyberthreat and attack information with the purpose

and attack information with the purpose

and attack information with the purpose of mitigating the consequences of an

of mitigating the consequences of an

of mitigating the consequences of an attack think of it this way your

attack think of it this way your

attack think of it this way your friend’s bank is hacked in the morning

friend’s bank is hacked in the morning

friend’s bank is hacked in the morning it’s some malicious email that’s fake

it’s some malicious email that’s fake

it’s some malicious email that’s fake but because the bank is collaborating

but because the bank is collaborating

but because the bank is collaborating with the government and the other banks

with the government and the other banks

with the government and the other banks they’re able to transmit out a warning

they’re able to transmit out a warning

they’re able to transmit out a warning as a result the attack on your friend’s

as a result the attack on your friend’s

as a result the attack on your friend’s Bank in the morning is less likely to be

Bank in the morning is less likely to be

Bank in the morning is less likely to be an attack on your bank in the afternoon

an attack on your bank in the afternoon

an attack on your bank in the afternoon now I know what you’re thinking oh this

now I know what you’re thinking oh this

now I know what you’re thinking oh this sounds great in theory but in practice

sounds great in theory but in practice

sounds great in theory but in practice it’s like Billy Joel the piano man wrote

it’s like Billy Joel the piano man wrote

it’s like Billy Joel the piano man wrote it’s a matter of trust the private

it’s a matter of trust the private

it’s a matter of trust the private sector looks upon the government with

sector looks upon the government with

sector looks upon the government with suspicion over things like one should

suspicion over things like one should

suspicion over things like one should you even call the government if you get

you even call the government if you get

you even call the government if you get hacked too should the government have

hacked too should the government have

hacked too should the government have the right to unlock your iPhone three

the right to unlock your iPhone three

the right to unlock your iPhone three should there be regulation over

should there be regulation over

should there be regulation over artificial intelligence and robots

artificial intelligence and robots

artificial intelligence and robots now the skeptics might say well this

now the skeptics might say well this

now the skeptics might say well this kind of collaboration is impossible but

kind of collaboration is impossible but

kind of collaboration is impossible but we as a society we already do it without

we as a society we already do it without

we as a society we already do it without even thinking about it how many of you

even thinking about it how many of you

even thinking about it how many of you have up

have up

have up loaded real-time traffic information to

loaded real-time traffic information to

loaded real-time traffic information to the app Waze how many more of us are

the app Waze how many more of us are

the app Waze how many more of us are gonna access that real-time information

gonna access that real-time information

gonna access that real-time information on the way home from the theater tonight

on the way home from the theater tonight

on the way home from the theater tonight to find the best route home to avoid

to find the best route home to avoid

to find the best route home to avoid traffic now in the cyber world the best

traffic now in the cyber world the best

traffic now in the cyber world the best example of this proactive collaboration

example of this proactive collaboration

example of this proactive collaboration is in the financial services industry

is in the financial services industry

is in the financial services industry they call them an information sharing an

they call them an information sharing an

they call them an information sharing an analysis center yes I’m going to use an

analysis center yes I’m going to use an

analysis center yes I’m going to use an acronym it’s called an I sack what the I

acronym it’s called an I sack what the I

acronym it’s called an I sack what the I sack is designed to do it’s a platform

sack is designed to do it’s a platform

sack is designed to do it’s a platform and it allows the government and

and it allows the government and

and it allows the government and industry representatives to have access

industry representatives to have access

industry representatives to have access to and to share real-time attack

to and to share real-time attack

to and to share real-time attack information and they work together to

information and they work together to

information and they work together to respond to the threat or the attack but

respond to the threat or the attack but

respond to the threat or the attack but what it also does is it allows people to

what it also does is it allows people to

what it also does is it allows people to create relationships think how much more

create relationships think how much more

create relationships think how much more difficult would it be to respond to a

difficult would it be to respond to a

difficult would it be to respond to a cyber attack if the team that you’re

cyber attack if the team that you’re

cyber attack if the team that you’re going to put out on the field they’ve

going to put out on the field they’ve

going to put out on the field they’ve never worked together before and now

never worked together before and now

never worked together before and now you’re gonna ask them to respond to a

you’re gonna ask them to respond to a

you’re gonna ask them to respond to a cyber attack flawlessly under the stress

cyber attack flawlessly under the stress

cyber attack flawlessly under the stress of the situation cybersecurity is as

of the situation cybersecurity is as

of the situation cybersecurity is as serious as a heart attack and we need to

serious as a heart attack and we need to

serious as a heart attack and we need to treat it that way

treat it that way

treat it that way target Sony wanna cry more recently

target Sony wanna cry more recently

target Sony wanna cry more recently let’s add SEC Equifax there are all

let’s add SEC Equifax there are all

let’s add SEC Equifax there are all symptoms that if left untreated will

symptoms that if left untreated will

symptoms that if left untreated will undoubtedly at some point result in an

undoubtedly at some point result in an

undoubtedly at some point result in an economic heart attack or possibly

economic heart attack or possibly

economic heart attack or possibly something worse in this case the doctor

something worse in this case the doctor

something worse in this case the doctor is prescribing proactive collaboration

is prescribing proactive collaboration

is prescribing proactive collaboration do we really want to find out from an

do we really want to find out from an

do we really want to find out from an economic heart attack that you know what

economic heart attack that you know what

economic heart attack that you know what we should have listened to the doctor’s

we should have listened to the doctor’s

we should have listened to the doctor’s orders I don’t think so because too much

orders I don’t think so because too much

orders I don’t think so because too much is at stake innovation happens so fast

is at stake innovation happens so fast

is at stake innovation happens so fast now that it is literally overwhelmed our

now that it is literally overwhelmed our

now that it is literally overwhelmed our ability to comprehend and understand its

ability to comprehend and understand its

ability to comprehend and understand its long-term consequences

long-term consequences

long-term consequences this is especially true in cybersecurity

this is especially true in cybersecurity

this is especially true in cybersecurity particularly as it relates to the

particularly as it relates to the

particularly as it relates to the balance between innovation and our

balance between innovation and our

balance between innovation and our security let me ask you the following

security let me ask you the following

security let me ask you the following two questions question one what do you

two questions question one what do you

two questions question one what do you think the balance is between the benefit

think the balance is between the benefit

think the balance is between the benefit of artificial intelligence and robots

of artificial intelligence and robots

of artificial intelligence and robots versus the danger and potential

versus the danger and potential

versus the danger and potential destruction of the t1000 and the drones

destruction of the t1000 and the drones

destruction of the t1000 and the drones that made arnold schwarzenegger famous

that made arnold schwarzenegger famous

that made arnold schwarzenegger famous in the Terminator movies question 2 how

in the Terminator movies question 2 how

in the Terminator movies question 2 how does government smartly respond to the

does government smartly respond to the

does government smartly respond to the complicated interconnected systems that

complicated interconnected systems that

complicated interconnected systems that are required to operate self-driving

are required to operate self-driving

are required to operate self-driving cars but also maintain this appropriate

cars but also maintain this appropriate

cars but also maintain this appropriate level of security in a way this is a

level of security in a way this is a

level of security in a way this is a trick question because what I’m really

trick question because what I’m really

trick question because what I’m really asking you to do is please put on your

asking you to do is please put on your

asking you to do is please put on your turn signal and we’re gonna temporarily

turn signal and we’re gonna temporarily

turn signal and we’re gonna temporarily exit the innovation superhighway and

exit the innovation superhighway and

exit the innovation superhighway and we’re gonna pause pause so that we can

we’re gonna pause pause so that we can

we’re gonna pause pause so that we can wrap our head around the long term

wrap our head around the long term

wrap our head around the long term consequences of innovation on our

consequences of innovation on our

consequences of innovation on our security now we’re in the 21st century

security now we’re in the 21st century

security now we’re in the 21st century we’re barely 17 years in we’ve dealt

we’re barely 17 years in we’ve dealt

we’re barely 17 years in we’ve dealt with terrorism financial meltdowns

with terrorism financial meltdowns

with terrorism financial meltdowns multiple natural disasters we are ready

multiple natural disasters we are ready

multiple natural disasters we are ready for the cyber challenge now it’s going

for the cyber challenge now it’s going

for the cyber challenge now it’s going to require this proactive collaboration

to require this proactive collaboration

to require this proactive collaboration but it also means that we as a society

but it also means that we as a society

but it also means that we as a society need to engage in an open and honest

need to engage in an open and honest

need to engage in an open and honest debate about the consequences of

debate about the consequences of

debate about the consequences of innovation on our security and that

innovation on our security and that

innovation on our security and that debate begins with you right now so the

debate begins with you right now so the

debate begins with you right now so the next time that you purchase an Alexa or

next time that you purchase an Alexa or

next time that you purchase an Alexa or pretty soon it’s gonna be your first

pretty soon it’s gonna be your first

pretty soon it’s gonna be your first self-driving car pause for a moment

self-driving car pause for a moment

self-driving car pause for a moment consider what has been built into that

consider what has been built into that

consider what has been built into that platform to protect your privacy and

platform to protect your privacy and

platform to protect your privacy and provide for your ongoing security thank

provide for your ongoing security thank

provide for your ongoing security thank you

you

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