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Welcome to Darnley's Cyber Café - Hosted by Darnley Greson Jr. We discuss topics about cybersecurity, business, news, IT, and whatever tech news is in the media. Sit back with your java (not script) and enjoy.
The Shephard Defence Podcast tells the stories of the defence industry, trends in military technology and the procurement programmes that get the kit into the hands of the warfighter. In a monthly news roundtable, Shephard Media’s team of international journalists and analysts take deep dives into defence issues, focusing on niche market sectors and looking at where the trends are heading. We also feature content developed by Shephard Studio in cooperation with our partners. If you work in t ...
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The Convergence - An Army Mad Scientist Podcast
The Army Mad Scientist Initiative
The Convergence is an Army Mad Scientist podcast with a distinct focus on divergent viewpoints, a challenging of assumptions, and insights from thought leaders and subject matter experts. The purpose of "The Convergence" is to explore technological, economic, and societal trends that disrupt the operational environment and to get a diversity of opinions on the character of warfare.
Please accept our apologies for the audio in places - we've done what we can to clean it up - back to normal scheduling next week! Welcome to the 290th episode of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. In this episode, we kick things off with a discussion on how ransomware gangs are taking new leaps to extort money. Spoiler alert - you aren’t g…
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What's the deal with defence procurement?
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With so much criticism of UK defence procurement, it can be hard to know what's fact and what is hyperbole. Shephard sat down with Professor John Louth, formerly of RUSI, and co-author of a new paper on defence procurement to get his take on the state of the way the UK buys its kit. Each month on the Shephard Defence Podcast, our team of internatio…
In episode 289 of the Transatlantic Cable, the team look at four new stories to tempt your earbuds. This week kicks off with news that TikTok are implementing a 60-minute time limit for users under 18. Following that, discussion moves to further developments around FTX, this time about their missing $9 billion. To wrap up, we discuss news around Ca…
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74. Synchronizing Modernization Across the Army with GEN Gary M. Brito
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General Gary M. Brito assumed duties as the 18th Commanding General, United States Army TRADOC, on September 8, 2022. He is responsible for building and sustaining a highly trained, disciplined, and fit Army by acquiring the best people, training the most lethal Soldiers, developing the most professional leaders, guiding the Army’s culture, and sha…
The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable sees the team starting out with news around Signal and their refusal to weaken encryption for the U.K government. Following that, the team move onto discussions around Meta and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) campaign to help people with the spread of minors' intimate images…
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat about the big news stories from IDEX in Abu Dhabi. Each month on the Shephard Defence Podcast, our team of international journalists and analysts take deep dives into defence issues, focusing on niche market se…
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73. Law of the Land: Geopolitics Through an International Lens with Dr. Joanna Siekiera
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Joanna Siekiera is an international lawyer and Doctor of Social Sciences in public policy sciences. She studied under a New Zealand Government scholarship at the Victoria University in Wellington. Her specialization is legal and political relations in the South Pacific, and the law of armed conflict. She is prodigious author, having written a book,…
The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable starts off with news that GoDaddy, one of the largest web hosting services was hacked back in 2020 and the attackers were able to gain access to the back end of millions of websites, helping them to push malware and steal credentials. Moving from there the team look at news of the recent remove of SMS 2…
The latest episode of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off once again with a discussion around A.I – this time, looking at how it could soon be used by musicians to help them create music – but concerns grow that it could one day be used to create music (much like it can now be used to create art). From there the team discus how a pair of developers h…
Episode 285 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with yet more news around A.I and the ever-interesting topic of ChatGPT. However, this time, the discussion starts with regulation and the CTO of Open AI believes that it’s inevitable. Moving from that to a more quirky story, still involving A.I however: a small team have used AI to create a never-en…
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72. Complexity, Entropy, and Faster Battlefield Decisions with John Bicknell
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John Bicknell founded More Cowbell Unlimited to help America remain a beacon of hope and strength on the world stage. America must adopt Process Dominance as a core capability in order to innovate and survive in the Information Age. His vision is for process technologies to be as ubiquitous as processes are. John is a national security thought lead…
Do you know the difference between misinformation and disinformation? Understanding that our access to unlimited amount of data is being used against all of us, how do we protect ourselves? In this podcast, Darnley defines and discusses the problems of today and how to protect yourself. Listen here.By Darnley's Cyber Café
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Digital Readiness and Cognitive Advantage in the Future Battlespace: An Interview with Neil Dove and Andy Laidler
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We recently released a multimedia project in partnership with Fujitsu Defence and National Security, focusing on digital readiness and cognitive advantage. In this bonus podcast episode, we hear from two industry experts as they guide us through the complex landscape of the future battlespace. We speak with Neil Dove, Vice President of Fujitsu Defe…
Episode 284 kicks off with a story that is going to surprise no one: over 50% of smart appliances are not connected to the internet, which is a surprise to only the manufacturers – it seems people aren’t really convinced by Wi-Fi enabled refrigerators or washing machines, it seems. Moving on from that, the team discuss news that AI audio is becomin…
Episode 283 kicks off with the recent (good news) story that ransomware gangs earnings are down by quite a bit from last year – turns out that people are starting to treat backups properly and are refusing to pay – great news for 2023! Following that, the team look at troubling news, this time from the crypto-currency world, with a story looking at…
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The most significant defence stories of 2022 - and looking ahead to the coming year
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Shephard's editorial team - senior naval reporter Harry Lye, military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann and Asia Pacific editor Gordon Arthur - nominate the most remarkable defence stories of 2022. To learn more, see the team's online overview of the five most significant news across the air, land, naval, uncrewed, training and defence…
Episode 282 kicks off with new research from Which? Showing that ‘smart’ technology might not be as smart as we’ve been led to believe – their research shows that most devices stop receiving updates from 2 years, even thought the device has a suggested life of 10 – it seems more work needs to be done. From there the team look at two stories around …
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71. Go with the Flow: Enhancing Human Cognition with Dr. Maria Kozhevnikov
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[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist is pleased to present our latest episode of The Convergence podcast, recorded on location at I/ITSEC 2022, the world’s largest modeling and simulation conference in Orlando, Florida. Co-hosts Luke Shabro and Matt Santaspirt spoke with Dr. Maria Kozhevnikov about non-relaxing meditative states, enhanced cognition, …
The first episode of 2023 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast kicks off with news around the “recent” Twitter hack – emphasis on recent as the data was actually siphoned from Twitter back in 2021, but has only recently come to light – timing is everything it seems. From there, the team look at news that the Web3 industry lost a whopping $4 billion t…
The final episode of the year brings some pretty big stories for the Transatlantic Cable team. Kicking off this week, discussion starts with a troubling story about democracies and spyware – in particular, how others are leveraging the malicious software to try to subvert democratic countries. Moving from that, the team look at the big news of the …
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A history of cybernetics and the implications for today’s society
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Professor Colin Williams, an expert in the history of cybernetics, explores the birth of the machine, its infancy in modern society and path towards maturation. Prof Williams is an honorary visiting professor at the Cyber Technology Institute at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), an honorary Fellow at the Cyber Security Centre at the Universit…
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Episode 70: Imagining the Future Fight Through Emerging Technology with Jenny McArdle, Whitney McNamara, and CDR Paul Grøstad live from I/ITSEC
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[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist is pleased to present our latest episode of The Convergence podcast, recorded on location at I/ITSEC 2022, the world’s largest modeling and simulation conference in Orlando, Florida. Co-hosts Luke Shabro and Matt Santaspirt spoke with proclaimed Mad Scientist Jenny McArdle from the Center for a New American Securi…
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Password Manager Breaches, Are Your Passwords Safe?
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In this episode, Darnley explains about the most recent breach from LastPass. Are password managers reliable anymore? Should you continue to use them even with all these breaches that has happened over the few years?By Darnley's Cyber Café
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All the news from I/ITSEC and talking seabed warfare
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This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat about the big news stories from I/ITSEC, the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event. Harry is also joined by Chris Lade, Defence Sales Manager at Saab Sea Eye, about the trends and challenges o…
Episode 279 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a troubling story about purported Chinese hacker group, APT41 attacking and stealing US Covid relief payments, to the cool tune of $20 million. Whilst details are thin, concerns are being raised around just how much of the nearly $800 billion was actually used by people in need. From there the t…
Quantum computers are coming real soon, are you prepared? In this episode, Darnley describes what Quantum computing is about, the breakthrough of the future of computing, and the dangers of quantum computing. The future is now.By Darnley's Cyber Café
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How fiction can prepare us for a disruptive digital future – a conversation
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Innovation is a crucial topic in national security circles. For organisations to seize the advantage, it is vital to approach innovation not simply as a technological phenomenon but as a cultural and organisational priority. Part of the challenge is interpreting current advances and determining the future impact they will have in terms of both tech…
Episode 278 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with news that the previous Twitter hack, back in 2021 is now much larger than initially suspected. Not great news for the already troubled social media site. From there, the team discuss recent news that nightclub owners in Miami are struggling with slumping sales after the recent crypto-crash – it …
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69. Making Quick Decisions, Quicker with Jason Sherwin
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[Editor’s Note: Army Mad Scientist is pleased to present our latest episode of The Convergence podcast, featuring our interview with proclaimed Mad Scientist Jason Sherwin, CEO and Co-Founder of deCervo, discussing the science of quick decision making, how deCervo blends gaming with science to help individuals make the best decisions in high stakes…
With currently layoffs and downsizing, is the tech boom finally over? In this episode, Darnley explains recent layoffs at silicon valley, the media's thirst over Elon Musk Twitter acquisition, and the protests at Foxconn's iPhone city and the impacts of cheap labour in the technology landscape.By Darnley's Cyber Café
Episode 277 of the Transatlantic Cable only really has two topics of discussion this week. The first, and probably most prominent is the sale and consequent that happened over on Twitter. Twitter threads across the globe are blanketed in a sea of #RIPTwitter and #Twitterdeath, but what is the actual real possible outcome? Following that, the team t…
Episode 276 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with the US Department of Justice that revealed it seized $3.36bn (£2.9bn) of Bitcoin last year which was stolen from an infamous darknet website. Then, How Twitter users are using the platform's new Elon Musk era changes to impersonate official video game companies. Moving on, we look at the advance…
What does geopolitical have to do with cybersecurity? Do we fully understand the effects of our world events that affect the security of cyber-space? In this episode of the fifth season, Darnley discusses the fragility of our world in 2022 due to various geopolitical events that correlate to the increase of cyber-crime and events that will affect u…
Introducing Season 5! A brand new season of a fresh podcast. You will find episodes on cybersecurity, technology, news, cybersecurity awareness, business, and top tech news. I hope you enjoy your stay at the Café!By Darnley's Cyber Cafe
Episode 275 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a 26-year-old Ukrainian man awaiting extradition from the Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon malware. Then, bad news from Dropbox as it disclosed a security breach after threat actors stole 130 code repositories after gaining access to one o…
Episode 274 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a story that has wide ramifications if it goes ahead. The EU has finalised plans for their DMA, or Digital Markets Act, which would open up things such as app stores and messenger apps to third-parties – in effect, it would enable users (eventually) to install app stores from competing services …
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Episode 68: Back to the Future: Using History to Forecast Conference Preview
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The Army Mad Scientist Initiative is hosting our Back to the Future: Using History to Forecast conference, November 8th and 9th, at the National Museum of the United States Army. It is our first in-person conference since 2019! The conference will feature world renowned historians, thinkers, innovators, futurists, and industry leaders. We’ll use hi…
Episode 273 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with 65,000+ companies' data being leaked! As Microsoft confirmed, a server misconfiguration caused the leak. Then, the discussion moved on to Netflix. The streaming service is changing its policy on password sharing – and will start charging people to share accounts. You can also now turn your crypt…
What are NFTs, why are they so much a topic of debate right now and why is Ivan Kwiatkowski from Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) so critical of them and blockchains? We sat down with him recently to talk about his thoughts on this, the recent Ethereum merge (and why he thinks it ultimately won't solve the underlying problems w…
These are uncertain and changing times for UK politics and defence strategy. So much has changed — domestically and in the world at large — since the UK government released the Integrated Review and MoD Command Paper in early 2021. Shephard Media's news editor Ben Vogel sits down with General Sir Richard Barrons, former commander of the UK's Joint …
Episode 272 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a report into gaming and gamers attituded towards everything from work / gaming balance and cheating - if you're interested in the gaming space, be sure to check it out. After that, the team discuss the recent news that Kanye West (aka: Ye) is purchasing the controversial social platform, Parler…
Episode 271 kicks off with talk around a recent story suggesting that a third of children have adult social media accounts, in an attempt to access the full version of social sites. From there discussion moves over to talk about TikTok and third-party tracking – something readers with long memories will remember that Facebook Meta has been doing fo…
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67. There Will Be Data With Dr. Inderpal Bhandari
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Inderpal Bhandari rejoined IBM as Global Chief Data Officer in December 2015. In this newly created role, he has leveraged his extensive experience to lead the development of IBM’s data strategy and drive IBM’s internal cognitive enterprise transformation. The work has culminated in the AI Enterprise Blueprint; a roadmap for IBM’s clients on their …
Over the past few years, the notion of ethics has come up quite a bit within cybersecurity circles. One of the leading voices, has been my colleague, Ivan Kwiatkowski. Earlier this year, he gave a talk called Ethics in Cyberwar Times at the Pass The Salt conference: I sat down with him and Anastasia Kazakova of our public affairs department for a s…
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The Disintegrated Review - Is the UK's defence and security strategy on the right path?
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So much has changed — domestically and in the world at large — since the UK government released the Integrated Review and MoD Command Paper in early 2021. In this special podcast episode, Shephard Media's team of subject-matter experts looks into the key points in these documents, and ask if the assumptions behind them remain valid in the changed s…
Episode 270 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with Apple taking a pot-shot at Meta, with Tim Cooke stating that “I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is” – fighting talk, indeed. From there, discussion moves to a confusing story about Bruce Willis and his digital twin – apparently he’s licensed it to a third-par…
Episode 269 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with news that Interpol is after the CEO of the failed cryptocurrency firm, Terra. Originally cited as a potential star in the crypto-world, Terra fell in the recent crypto-crash. After that, the team move on to a more disturbing story around NFTs and terror groups – it seems these groups are looking…
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66. Forging the Future to Find the Next Great Disruptor with Amy Webb
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Amy Webb advises Chief eXperience Officers (CXOs) of the world’s most-admired companies, three-star admirals and generals, and the senior leadership of central banks and intergovernmental organizations. Founder of the Future Today Institute, a leading foresight and strategy firm that helps leaders and their organizations prepare for complex futures…
Episode 268 of the Transatlantic Cable kicks off with a rather bizzare (and that’s putting it lightly) story about a chess master tournament, cheating and beads that go where the sun don’t shine, so to speak. Let’s just say if you want to learn more, check the link below. Following that bombshell, discussion returns to familiar ground, this time ta…
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65. Turkey and the TB-2: A Rising Drone Superpower with Karen Kaya
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Karen Kaya specializes in Middle Eastern affairs with a particular focus on Turkey for the Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) within the TRADOC G-2. She has worked on numerous projects in national security as a defense and security policy analyst. Ms. Kaya has a BA from Boğaziçi University (in Istanbul, Turkey), and an MA from Brandeis Universi…
