Podcasts about ciaran martin

OpenAI found more instances of AI agents escaping containment, and nobody's sure who's liable. Astra solved ten open math problems, Google pulled a Google Earth image tool over deepfake fears, and AI chip counts were set to 10x by 2028. Sources: OpenAI has discovered other instances where AI agents escaped containment; none of the agents were thought to have left OpenAI's network (Reuters) Anthropic's breaches dated back to April but went undiscovered until last week; former UK cyber chief Ciaran Martin calls the lapses "sloppy" as experts warn of national security risks (Bloomberg) Legal experts say US courts haven't settled who's liable when an AI agent goes rogue, with agency law, tort law, and the CFAA's intent requirements all an awkward fit (Wired) OpenAI Says Astra Solved 10 Open Math Problems With Lean Proofs (Implicator AI) Google rolls back an image generation tool in Google Earth to add "stronger guardrails" after concerns arose it can be used to create deepfake satellite imagery (NPR) A look at the deluge of AI computing power set to come online in the coming years; Epoch AI expects the number of AI chips in use to double every nine months (NYT) Subscribe to the ad-free feed.

What makes a great lawyer in a cyber incident response? This is a key question that I explored during part 2 of our podcast with Professor Ciaran Martin, a world leading cyber thought leader. The questions challenged Ciaran but he answered it succinctly as “one do and one don't”. The best incident leaders loosen control (the “do”), rather than tighten it (the “don't”). A damaging instinct in a crisis (often driven by impractical lawyering) is locking everything down and keeping help out for fear of liability. In practice, faster recovery usually comes from working openly with the broader cyber response community. Most people genuinely want to help. Here were my other favourite pieces of wisdom shared by Ciaran coming out of the discussion. 1. The “pyramid of liability” has inverted. When something goes wrong, we still reach for the easiest explanation – i.e. “someone clicked the link”. That's comforting, but it misses the point. Most incidents are really about upstream failures — poor software design, weak procurement choices, and a lack of accountability for vendors and platforms. Blaming frontline users (including our corporates) just ignores the real source. 2. Transparency after an incident doesn't destroy trust, but builds it. There's a strong instinct (again, I'm sorry, but often driven by legal) to say as little as possible. But if you actually look at major incidents over time, the organisations that were sensibly open about what happened and what failed didn't suffer lasting reputational or commercial damage. If anything, they earned goodwill — from regulators, peers and the broader ecosystem. The "what" are questions of fact and are often not protected by privilege anyway. 3. Cyber planning breaks down when it obsesses over data and ignores continuity. There are numerous examples in the healthcare space. Legal duties pushed decision‑makers to prioritise protecting data over keeping life‑saving services running. That's a structural flaw. In some crises, loss of service is far more harmful than loss of data — yet our frameworks don't always reflect that. 4. Along this line, operational outages are more dangerous than data breaches — and we're not ready for them. When ports, airlines or hospitals go down, the economic and social impact is immediate and severe. These aren't just “bigger data breaches”; they're a different category of risk altogether. Australia hasn't yet experienced one at scale, but when it does, the shock will be national. It's certainly my biggest fear. 5. Ransomware only works if we treat threats as credible. Data extortion relies on panic and amplification. Australia's experience shows that when institutions, media and law enforcement refuse to play along — and don't amplify stolen data — attackers lose leverage, even if data technically leaks. The economics of the cyber criminal model collapse surprisingly quickly. There's loads more in the full podcast (~20 minutes). Definitely worth a save and watching or listening on your commute to/from work. This is cross examining Professor Ciaran Martin – Part 2. Here we go…

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Ciaran Martin, one of the globe's leading cyber thought leaders. He is often called upon by Governments, Government agencies and the private sector alike. He is also currently taking a leading educational role, demystifying the cyber space. Ciaran was the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre in the UK and played a critical role supporting the Australian Government in the creation of the Cyber Security Strategy. Our discussion with Ciaran was so interesting that we have broken it into two. In this part 1, we talk about Ciaran's various roles and how he has become such an important voice in the cybersphere. We also talk about the impact of geopolitics on the cyber threat. We know you are going to enjoy this discussion. Here we go...

Click here to send us your ideas and feedback on Blueprint!This podcast episode is from the SANS Cyber Leaders Podcast.The episode features Blueprint host John Hubbard, where he talks with hosts James Lyne and Ciaran Martin on the ever-changing threat landscape and how SOC teams can stay ahead. John shares his expertise on spotting threats early, how to test your defences before the real attackers show up, and why he's on a mission to simplify cybersecurity operations for the next generation of defenders.Check out John's SOC Training Courses for SOC Analysts and Leaders: SEC450: Blue Team Fundamentals - Security Operations and Analysis LDR551: Building and Leader Security Operations Centers Follow and Connect with John: LinkedIn

Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to transform many aspects of our lives in the coming years. One of these is the functioning of the democratic system. AI could shift how election campaigns are conducted and how citizens receive and process information. It could also fundamentally alter patterns of power across society. So what potential effects of AI on democracy should we be particularly aware of? To what degree are there opportunities as well as dangers? And how should policy-makers respond? We discussed these questions with an expert panel.Speakers:Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University, specialising in political philosophy, public policy, and ethics, and Founder and Chairperson of Partners In Democracy.Helen Margetts, Professor of Society and the Internet at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Public Policy programme at the Alan Turing Institute.Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and formerly Chief Executive of the UK government's National Cyber Security Centre.Chair: Professor Alan Renwick – Deputy Director of the Constitution UnitAdditional reading:'The Real Dangers of Generative AI' by Danielle Allen and E. Glen Weyl  Links:Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unitMailing list: www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/get-involved/mailing-listBlog: constitution-unit.com

Today, we're looking at a cyber attack on Marks and Spencer, which started three weeks ago.The retailer said today that some personal customer information has been taken. To understand what has been going on, James speaks to Joe Tidy, BBC's cyber correspondent, and to Ciaran Martin, the founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre.Also, Donald Trump gave a speech in Riyadh where he announced the US-Saudi bond is ‘more powerful than ever'. They've signed a $142 billion arms deal. Sarah Smith, North America editor and Americast is there to talk the trip through.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Chris Flynn with Julia Webster and Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was James Piper. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Sonia Sodha delves in to the latest developments at Westminster.Sir Keir Starmer celebrated not one, but two, new trade deals this week: with the United States and India. But has Britain got good deals? The Labour chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee, Liam Byrne, and former Conservative trade minister and UK trade envoy to the US, Sir Conor Burns, discuss the merits of the agreements.Following the local election results, in which Reform UK made strong gains at the expense of the main parties, restive Labour MPs have been making their feelings known to the Prime Minister about the government's performance. One of those MPs, Jo White, chair of the Red Wall Group, joined Joe Dromey, General Secretary of the Fabians, to discuss whether Labour needs a change of direction.A spate of recent cyber attacks on retailers including M&S and Co-op have caused alarm in business circles and in government. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden this week said the attacks were a "wake-up call" for business. To discuss that Sonia speaks to Ciaran Martin, former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre and now a professor at Oxford University.And, to reflect on the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Sonia is joined by Lord Michael Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister, who witnessed the celebrations in 1945, and Alex Baker, the first Labour MP to represent Aldershot - the home of the British Army.

Hey Strangers, #twitter #elonmusk #hacked Experts have cast doubt on Elon Musk's claim that a large-scale outage which hit X was caused by hackers in Ukraine.Platform monitor Downdetector says it had more than 1.6 million reports of problems with the social media site from users around the world on Monday."We're not sure exactly what happened but there was a massive cyber-attack to try and bring down the X system with IP [Internet Protocol] addresses originating in the Ukraine area," Musk said in an interview with the Fox Business channel.However, Ciaran Martin, professor at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government told the BBC that explanation was "wholly unconvincing" and "pretty much garbage."Prof Martin - former head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre - says it looks as if X was targeted by what's known as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, where hackers flood a server with internet traffic to prevent users from connecting to a website.=======================================My other podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKpvBEElSl1dD72Y5gtepkw**************************************************Something Strangehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRjVc2TZqN4&t=4s**************************************************article links:https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1899216493977465009?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweethttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62x5k44rl0o======================================Today is for push-ups and Programming and I am all done doing push-ups Discordhttps://discord.gg/MYvNgYYFxqTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@strangestcoderYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@codingwithstrangersTwitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/CodingWithStrangersTwitterhttps://twitter.com/strangestcoderBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/strangestcoder.bsky.socialmerchSupport CodingWithStrangers IRL by purchasing some merch. All merch purchases include an alert: https://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/merchGithubFollow my works of chaos https://github.com/codingwithstrangersTipshttps://streamlabs.com/codingwithstrangers/tipPatreonpatreon.com/TheStrangersTimeline00:00 Cold Open04:00 What are we talking about 08:20 My Thoughts10:00 outro anything else?Take CareSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coding-with-strangers/message

Chinese technology is making headlines with the rise of DeepSeek, an AI chatbot that has surged to the top of US app downloads. Its development cost is reportedly lower than Western alternatives, and its open-source nature raises both innovation and security concerns. Shirin Ghaffary, AI reporter at Bloomberg, Ciaran Martin, former Head of Cybersecurity at GCHQ, and Kathrin Hille, FT Greater China correspondent, discuss the impact. The Excel World Championships bring spreadsheets into the realm of competitive gaming. Hosted in Las Vegas, the event sees contestants solving complex data challenges in front of a live audience. Robert McMillan, reporter at The Wall Street Journal, describes the atmosphere of the event and assesses whether Excel really has evolved from office tool to esport. Presenters: Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall Producer: Simon Richardson Assistant producer: Lucy Wai

From TikTok to AI, concerns are growing around the world about the influence of Chinese technology. Kathrin Hille, FT Greater China correspondent, tells us how TikTok might be influencing the political views of young people in Taiwan but former Head of Cybersecurity at GCHQ Ciaran Martin says the threat may not be as it seems. What will new reporting rules mean for the way the press covers the family court? We get two perspectvies. Katie and Ros meet the producer of a controversial new Channel 4 programme which puts people with strong opinions about immigration into the shoes of those attempting to come to the UK. Plus, we find out why a gang of nerds has been flocking to Las Vegas to solve unusual game tasks in Microsoft Excel.Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins Producer: Simon Richardson Assistant Producer: Lucy WaiGuests: Shirin Ghaffary, AI Reporter, Bloomberg; Ciaran Martin, Professor, Oxford University Blavatnik School of Government; Kathrin Hille, Greater China correspondent, Financial Times; Hannah Summers, Family Courts Journalist, Bureau of Investigative Journalism; Emily Verity, Barrister, 1GC Family Law; Emma Young, Executive Producer, Minnow Films; Robert McMillan, Reporter, Wall Street Journal

The details of how Axel Rudakubana, the Southport killer, plotted his attack have forced the government into action. Ciaran Martin, the former CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, joins the podcast team to discuss Keir Starmer's response - and his decision to put tech firms in the spotlight. The government also had some more positive tech announcements to make this week, so will its grand plans for overhauling digital services - in an attempt to boost productivity - really work? Plus: Darren Jones' big plans to do the spending review differently  Hannah White presents. With Cassia Rowland and Tom Pope. Produced by Candice McKenzie  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to today's episode of 'AI Lawyer Talking Tech,' where we delve into the latest developments in the legal technology landscape. Today, we explore Xperate's ambitious expansion into the North American market, a move set to reshape the legal tech scene with innovative, cost-efficient solutions. We'll also highlight the upcoming ILTA S4S security conference featuring Ciaran Martin, the groundbreaking DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Apple, and the implications of the newly passed EU AI Act. Additionally, we'll discuss how law firms are leveraging automation to enhance productivity and how new AI features are transforming legal practice management software. Stay tuned as we uncover how these advancements are set to revolutionize the way legal professionals operate globally. Xperate Expands Global Presence with Strategic Launch into North American Market15 Jul 2024Legal Technology News - Legal IT Professionals | Everything legal technologyCiaran Martin to join ILTA S4S as keynote15 Jul 2024Legal IT InsiderThe DOJ's Antitrust Complaint Could Change Apple the Way We Know It14 Jul 2024BTLJ Blog Archives - Berkeley Technology Law JournalThe EU AI Act is Officially Passed – What We Know and What's Still Unclear12 Jul 2024Debevoise Data BlogWorkday must face novel bias lawsuit over AI screening software15 Jul 2024ReutersHow Your Firm Can Automate The Work No One Wants To Do15 Jul 2024Above The LawExclusive: Law Practice Management Software LEAP Introduces Three AI Features – with A Unique Human-In-the-Loop Twist15 Jul 2024LawSitesRocket Matter Unveils Next-Generation Platform to Help Busy Lawyers Manage Their Firm for Efficiency and Growth15 Jul 2024Morningstar.comOpenAI Whistleblowers Claim Company Stifled Workers from Raising Alarm on AI Dangers15 Jul 2024Breitbart.comWhat does AI really mean for aspiring lawyers? A tech expert explains15 Jul 2024Legal CheekLegal Experts Discuss The Artificial Intelligence Takeover On Jobs15 Jul 2024TechRound.co.ukTinder alums' startup LegalFly snaps €15M for AI legal platform15 Jul 2024Tech Funding NewsEnhancing Security Through Regular Software Updates15 Jul 2024Today's Wills & ProbateDeutsche Telekom launches AI-powered “Law Monitor” for legal compliance15 Jul 2024IoT Now News – How to run an IoT enabled businessAI won't be replacing human lawyers any time soon - Rachel Loose15 Jul 2024The ScotsmanJudge postpones effective date of FTC noncompete rule for litigants14 Jul 2024Power ProgressProposed new law would make it illegal to remove AI watermarks from content13 Jul 2024MashablePakistan's Digital Revolution: Enhancing efficiency, transparency and accessibility in the Judicial System13 Jul 2024JuristLinked – AI Will Save Lawyers Time – But Does Anyone Want That?12 Jul 2024Mike McBride OnlineMusic AI Upstarts Udio, Suno, Lawyer Up with Latham & Watkins as Major Label Legal Battles Gear Up12 Jul 2024Digital Music NewsAUWCL Students Draft Groundbreaking Consumer Safety Law for UN Presentation12 Jul 2024Washington College of LawMitigating Risk in Employment Law through Legal Case Management Software12 Jul 2024ABCMoney.co.ukOvercoming Hurdles And Shaping The Future Of Legal Tech In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence12 Jul 2024Above The LawAlternative Commercial Finance Update - Week of July 8, 202412 Jul 2024Husch Blackwell LLPKennedy-Mighell Report Online Unconferences and Virtual Get-Togethers for Legal Tech12 Jul 2024Legal Talk NetworkAnticipating Artificial Insurer Defenses: Maximizing Insurance Coverage for AI Exposures15 Jul 2024Jones DayEU's Official Journal Publishes EU AI Act12 Jul 2024King & SpaldingGibson Dunn | Europe | Data Protection – Q1 and Q2 202412 Jul 2024Gibson Dunn

In today's episode, we delve into the latest cybersecurity incidents, including Cylance confirming old data sold by Sp1d3r for $750,000, ongoing disruptions in the NHS due to a Russian Qilin ransomware attack, and Google's takedown of coordinated influence campaigns linked to China, Russia, and Indonesia. We also highlight Snowflake account breaches connected to recent data compromises at Advance Auto Parts, Santander, and Ticketmaster. Join us as we explore the implications of these attacks and the latest reports from BleepingComputer, The Guardian, and The Hacker News. References: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cylance-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-third-party-platform/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/google-takes-down-influence-campaigns.html https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/11/cyber-attack-on-london-hospitals-to-take-many-months-to-resolve Thanks to Jered Jones for providing the music for this episode. https://www.jeredjones.com/ Logo Design by https://www.zackgraber.com/ Tags: Sp1d3r, Cylance, Snowflake, UNC5537, Google, YouTube, Blogger, Propaganda, Russian hackers, NHS, Disruption, Mitigate Search Phrases: Notorious hacker Sp1d3r data breach Cylance marketing data dark web Snowflake cybersecurity vulnerabilities UNC5537 Snowflake account security Google influence operation crackdown YouTube channel shutdown China propaganda Blogger blog purge misinformation Russia Russian hackers NHS disruption NHS cybersecurity breach recovery Mitigating hacker impact on NHS Cylance confirms data breach linked to 'third-party' platform https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cylance-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-third-party-platform/ ---`Flash Briefing: Data Breach Disclosure: Cylance confirmed that data being sold on a hacking forum is legitimate but old, stolen from a third-party platform. The data allegedly includes 34 million customer and employee emails and personally identifiable information. Source: BleepingComputer. Threat Actor Activity: A hacker known as Sp1d3r is selling the stolen data for $750,000. Researchers indicated this data seems to be old marketing information. BlackBerry Cylance stated no current customers or sensitive data are impacted. Source: Dark Web Informer. Snowflake Links: The same threat actor, Sp1d3r, is also selling 3TB of data from Advance Auto Parts, allegedly breached through a Snowflake account. Other recent breaches at Santander, Ticketmaster, and QuoteWizard also link to Snowflake attacks. Source: BleepingComputer. Credential Theft: Attackers used stolen customer credentials to target Snowflake accounts without multi-factor authentication (MFA). Mandiant linked these attacks to a financially motivated threat actor, UNC5537, who has been active since at least 2020. Source: Mandiant. Recommendations: Ensure all accounts, particularly those related to third-party platforms, have MFA enabled. Regularly update and rotate credentials, and implement network allow lists to restrict access to trusted locations. Source: CrowdStrike, Mandiant. Ongoing Notifications: Snowflake and Mandiant have notified around 165 organizations about potential exposure to these attacks, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity hygiene and proactive measures. Source: Snowflake. Google Takes Down Influence Campaigns Tied to China, Indonesia, and Russia https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/google-takes-down-influence-campaigns.html ---`- Google Takes Down Inauthentic Channels: Google dismantled a coordinated influence operation connected to the People's Republic of China, removing 1,320 YouTube channels and 1,177 Blogger blogs spreading content about China and U.S. foreign affairs. (Source: Google Threat Analysis Group) Influence Operations Linked to Indonesia: Google also terminated accounts linked to two influence operations from Indonesia that supported the ruling party, further showcasing the global nature of these coordinated efforts. (Source: Google Threat Analysis Group) Russian Influence Network Dismantled: Google removed 378 YouTube channels operated by a Russian consulting firm that spread pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine content, highlighting the ongoing digital battlegrounds. (Source: Google Threat Analysis Group) Monetary Motives Behind Fake Content: Financial incentives drove a network linked to individuals from the Philippines and India, spreading English and Norwegian content about food, sports, and lifestyle topics. (Source: Google Threat Analysis Group) Global Influence Campaigns: Networks from Pakistan, France, Russia, and Myanmar also faced shutdowns for spreading politically charged and nationalistic content, illustrating the diverse sources of disinformation. (Source: Google Threat Analysis Group) Meta and OpenAI Disrupt Tel Aviv-Based Operation: Meta and OpenAI disrupted a Tel Aviv-based influence operation dubbed Storm-1099, which targeted U.S. and Canadian audiences with content regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. (Source: Meta via CyberScoop) Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs Linked: The New York Times reported Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs funded the covert influence campaign with around $2 million, marking another instance of state-sponsored disinformation. (Source: The New York Times) Microsoft Warns of Russian Disinformation: Microsoft warned of increasing Russian disinformation campaigns targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, using AI-generated content to undermine the event and spread fear. (Source: Microsoft Threat Analysis Center) Olympics as a Cyber Threat Target: Google-owned Mandiant and Recorded Future identified the Paris Olympics as a high-risk target for cyber threats, including ransomware, espionage, and hacktivist attacks, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures. (Source: Mandiant and Recorded Future) Cyber-attack on London hospitals to take ‘many months' to resolve https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/11/cyber-attack-on-london-hospitals-to-take-many-months-to-resolve --- Cyber-attack Impact Duration: A senior NHS source warned that the cyber-attack disrupting hospitals and GP surgeries in London may take "many months" to resolve. Key recovery factors: understanding hacker access, affected records, and data retrievability. Scope and Perpetrators: Six NHS trusts and numerous GP practices in south-east London, serving 2 million patients, are affected. Russian Qilin gang believed responsible, using ransomware to lock systems and demand money for decryption keys. Service Disruptions: Critical incident declared due to inability to perform non-urgent operations, including cancer procedures and planned C-sections. Blood test analysis severely restricted, forcing rationing and cancellation of many medical procedures. Recovery Challenges: IT systems encrypted by attackers force victims to rebuild infrastructure, even if decrypted. Former NCSC head, Ciaran Martin, noted that recovery from such attacks often takes weeks or months. Mitigation Efforts: NHS London region employs "mutual aid" by redistributing tasks to unaffected trusts to mitigate care delivery impact. Example: Patients with heart issues transferred from affected hospitals to St George's hospital. Leadership Insights: NHS England's chief executive, Amanda Pritchard, emphasized the vulnerability to international events and the critical, often unseen, role of pathology services. Ongoing Threats: Qilin gang typically also steals data, posting it on the dark web for extortion if ransom isn't paid. No data has been posted yet.

Top-tier MGA CFC Underwriting has undergone some very well-publicised leadership changes in the last few months and Andy Holmes is the business's newly-appointed CEO, so I'm delighted to have him on the show as this week's guest. Andy's been part of this organisation since very early in its remarkable growth story and was previously its Chief Underwriting Officer, so he knows the business inside and out. Nothing was off the table in this discussion, so we started where we needed to, but soon got swept away in a whirlwind of M&A, new product launches and insights into the world of cyber, embedded insurance, parametric covers and, of course, Artificial Intelligence. Andy is incredibly engaging and easy to talk to and in this podcast he reveals a huge amount of accumulated insurance business wisdom and fills in many details about CFC's original and highly successful insurance philosophy. Listening back to this interview it's clear that although CFC might have had big changes at the top, it's definitely not slowing down and its body corporate and innovative culture remain as effective and worth studying as ever. NOTES: We mention Ciaran Martin, who is former CEO of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre and chairs the Technical Committee of the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC). The CEO of the CMC is William Mayes. LINKS: We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo: https://www.advantagego.com/      

The cyber-attack which potentially exposed names and bank details of more than 270-thousand people is certainly embarrassing, but what might a “malign actor” do with that information?The founding Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, tells Sitrep the hackers haven't got any “crown jewels”, but that statements of “no evidence” that data was compromised offer little reassurance.Professor Michael Clarke explains how it might be part of a Chinese effort to “hoover up data” about UK citizens for future use, and former intelligence officer Colonel Philip Ingram tells us the red flags to watch out for if your data has been taken.Sitrep hears from Georgia amid mass protests from citizens who say it's turning towards Russia and away from its partnership with NATO.And we delve into the history of the pocket tools carried by troops, as bladeless versions of the Swiss Army Knife are introduced.(More information about the MoD data breach, including contact information for support, is available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/advice-on-the-armed-forces-pay-network-compromise)

Is China really launching cyberattacks on British politicians and institutions? If so, then how serious is the threat – and what can the government do about it? Ciaran Martin, the first chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, joins the podcast team to discuss. Two more ministers have quit the government – and announced that they will step down from Parliament. So how dangerous is this exodus for Rishi Sunak, and how has the PM reshuffled his pack? PLUS: Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner launched Labour's local government campaign with a new plan for devolving power across England. So how will it work – and will it succeed? Hannah White presents, with Cath Haddon, Tom Pope, and Sachin Savur. Produced by Candice McKenzie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suzanne and Ali talk with Ciaran Martin, the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre on the threats – real and imagined – posed by the rapid transformation of our digital world, the role of state and non-state actors, and how we need to rise to the challenge of revolutionary change in telecommunications technology.

Matthew Pantelis speaks with Ciaran Martin, UK Chair, Cyber CX and founded the UK National Cyber Security Centre, in the studio talking cyber security.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Ciaran Martin, the former Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre; Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo, Vice Chair of the African Union's Cyber Security Experts Group; Amy Hogan-Burney, General Manager of Cyber Security Policy at Microsoft and Joyce Hakmeh, the Deputy Director of our International Security Programme. Read our latest: Yes, China pressured Iran on Red Sea attacks – but only to protect its own ships A long war works against Ukraine – and the West's own security Pakistan must ensure free and fair elections to avert a meltdown Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Alex Moyler. Follow Chatham House on Bluesky

In this interview Patrick Gray speaks to Australia's Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil and NCSC founding director Ciaran Martin about the government's upcoming cybersecurity strategy, releasing the hounds and more.

In this interview Patrick Gray speaks to Australia's Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil and NCSC founding director Ciaran Martin about the government's upcoming cybersecurity strategy, releasing the hounds and more.

With global pandemics, climate change and military aggression against Ukraine, we see unprecedented generational challenges to our economy and well-being. A core element in responding to these challenges involves technological change, how we interact with that change and with each other.  In this episode of Ibec Voices we are joined by Jackie King, Executive Director of Ibec Global, and Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and founder of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre.  Together they discuss how policy, business and technology leaders can work together to ensure a safe, secure, and trusted internet while keeping it open and free to address shared generational challenges to our economy and well-being. Professor Martin will also offer practical guidance on what business leaders can do to manage cyber risk in their organisations.  Thank you for listening. To explore all of Ibec's podcast offering, visit here. Make sure to follow Ibec Podcasts to stay up to date with new episodes.

Whatever happened to cyber-wars? Wasn't the future of fighting supposed to be keyboard warriors and hacks of government systems? Yet, in Europe's first major war since 1945, we're back to trenches and tanks, missiles and mines. So was all the talk of online offensives overblown? Is it still hardware and flying metal that rules the battlefield? Ciaran Martin was the first CEO of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, now professor at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of government - he guides Phil and Roger through what computers can and can't yet do in modern warfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Australia's Minister for Cyber Security Clare O'Neil MP and the former head of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre Ciaran Martin join Katherine Mansted in conversation.The recent data breaches at Optus and Medibank remind us how valuable, yet vulnerable, Australians' personal data is. The hacks — which are two of the worst in the country's history — highlight the need for a rethink of the nation's approach to cyber security. In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Australia's Minster for Cyber Security the Hon Clare O'Neil MP and former head of the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre Professor Ciaran Martin join Katherine Mansted in conversation. This episode was recorded at an event hosted by ANU National Security College, in partnership with CyberCX, on 9 November 2022.The Hon Clare O'Neil MP is Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security in the Australian Government. She Labor member for the federal seat of Hotham in Victoria. Professor Ciaran Martin is the former Chief Executive of the United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre and is a Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the University of Oxford. Katherine Mansted is a Senior Fellow in the Practice of National Security at ANU National Security College. She is also the Director of Cyber Intelligence at CyberCX. Major General Duncan Lewis AO DSC CSC (Retd) is a Professor in the Practice of National Security at ANU National Security College. He concluded his 47-year career in the Australian Government as Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Organisation.We'd love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to NatSecPod@anu.edu.au. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. The National Security Podcast is available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this International Cyber Expo (ICE) Special Philip INGRAM MBE chats with Professor Ciaran Martin CB, who is chair of the advisory council for ICE and they talk through some of the areas the free to attend conference and expo will cover.  Get your free pass by clicking here:  FREE International Cyber Expo PASS - and remember it is on over 27 and 28 September 2022 at London Olympia.

China says it will punish those who offend it as it launches live fire military drills off the coast of Taiwan. Sitrep looks at China's tactics and how the United States is responding. What role are cyber attacks playing in the war in Ukraine? And what are the lessons for the UK? Sitrep speaks to the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, who also discusses the difference between Russian and Chinese cyber capabilities.And Sitrep has a tour aboard the Royal Navy's unique testbed ship which is designed to support trials of the latest tech and autonomous systems.

China says it will punish those who offend it as it launches live fire military drills off the coast of Taiwan. Sitrep looks at China's tactics and how the United States is responding. What role are cyber attacks playing in the war in Ukraine? And what are the lessons for the UK? Sitrep speaks to the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, who also discusses the difference between Russian and Chinese cyber capabilities.And Sitrep has a tour aboard the Royal Navy's unique testbed ship which is designed to support trials of the latest tech and autonomous systems.

Putin's invasion of Ukraine isn't going as he planned. This week on ‘The Foreign Desk' we explore a number of events that most observers weren't expecting. What happened to Russia's Air Force? Why hasn't Ukraine's government and military collapsed? And why have Russian cyber and disinformation offensives not been catastrophic? Andrew Mueller speaks to ambassador Vadym Prystaiko, Olga Tokariuk, Glen Grant, Justin Bronk, Ciaran Martin and Maria Avdeeva. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A special reminder that we will be doing episode 400 live on video and with audience participation on March 28, 2022 at noon Eastern daylight time. So mark your calendar and when the time comes, use this link to join the audience: https://riverside.fm/studio/the-cyberlaw-podcast-400 See you there!  For the third week in a row, we lead with cyber and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Paul Rosenzweig comments on the most surprising thing about social media's decoupling from Russia—how enthusiastically the industry is pursuing the separation. Facebook is allowing Ukrainians to threaten violence against Russian leadership and removing or fact checking Russian government and media posts. Not satisfied with this, the EU wants Google to remove Russia Today and Sputnik from search results. I ask why the U.S. can't take over Facebook and Twitter infrastructure to deliver the Voice of America to Facebook and Twitter users who've been cut off by their departure. Nobody likes that idea but me. Meanwhile, Paul notes that The Great Cyberwar that Wasn't could still make an appearance, citing Ciaran Martin's sober Lawfare piece.   David Kris tells us that Congress has, after a few false starts, finally passed a cyber incident reporting bill, notwithstanding the Justice Department's over-the-top histrionics in opposition. I wonder if the bill, passed in haste due to the Ukraine conflict, should have had another round of edits, since it seems to lock in a leisurely reg-writing process that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) can't cut short.   Jane Bambauer and David unpack the first district court opinion considering the legal status of “geofence” warrants—where Google gradually releases more data about people whose phones were found near a crime scene when the crime was committed. It's a long opinion by Judge M. Hannah Lauck, but none of us finds it satisfying. As is often true, Orin Kerr's take is more persuasive than the court's. Next, Paul Rosenzweig digs into Biden's cryptocurrency executive order. It's not a nothingburger, he opines, but it is a process-burger, meaning that nothing will happen in the field for many months, but the interagency mill will begin to grind, and sooner or later will likely grind exceeding fine.  Jane and I draw lessons from WIRED's “expose” on three wrongful arrests based on face recognition software, but not the “face recognition is Evil” lesson WIRED wanted us to draw. The arrests do reflect less than perfect policing, and are a wrenching view of what it's like for an innocent man to face charges that aren't true. But it's unpersuasive to blame face recognition for mistakes that could have been avoided with a little more care by the cops. David and I highly recommend Brian Krebs's great series on what we can learn from leaked chat logs belonging to the Conti ransomware gang. What we learned from the Conti leaks. My favorite insight was the Conti member who said, when a company resisted paying to keep its files from being published, that “There is a journalist who will help intimidate them for 5 percent of the payout.” I suggest that our listeners crowdsource an effort to find journalists who might fit this description. It might not be hard; after all, how many journalists these days are breaking stories that dive deep into doxxed databases?  Paul and I spend a little more time than it deserves on an ICANN paper about ways to block Russia from the network. But I am inspired to suggest that the country code .su—presumably all that's left of the Soviet Union—be permanently retired. I mean, really, does anyone respectable want it back?  Jane gives a lick and a promise to the Open App Markets bill coming out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I alert the American Civil Liberties Union to a shocking porcine privacy invasion.  I discover that none of the other panelists is surprised that 15 percent of people have already had sex with a robot but all of them find the idea of falling in love with a robot preposterous.      Download the 398th Episode (mp3)   You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families or pets.

A special reminder that we will be doing episode 400 live on video and with audience participation on March 28, 2022 at noon Eastern daylight time. So mark your calendar and when the time comes, use this link to join the audience: https://riverside.fm/studio/the-cyberlaw-podcast-400 See you there!  For the third week in a row, we lead with cyber and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Paul Rosenzweig comments on the most surprising thing about social media's decoupling from Russia—how enthusiastically the industry is pursuing the separation. Facebook is allowing Ukrainians to threaten violence against Russian leadership and removing or fact checking Russian government and media posts. Not satisfied with this, the EU wants Google to remove Russia Today and Sputnik from search results. I ask why the U.S. can't take over Facebook and Twitter infrastructure to deliver the Voice of America to Facebook and Twitter users who've been cut off by their departure. Nobody likes that idea but me. Meanwhile, Paul notes that The Great Cyberwar that Wasn't could still make an appearance, citing Ciaran Martin's sober Lawfare piece.   David Kris tells us that Congress has, after a few false starts, finally passed a cyber incident reporting bill, notwithstanding the Justice Department's over-the-top histrionics in opposition. I wonder if the bill, passed in haste due to the Ukraine conflict, should have had another round of edits, since it seems to lock in a leisurely reg-writing process that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) can't cut short.   Jane Bambauer and David unpack the first district court opinion considering the legal status of “geofence” warrants—where Google gradually releases more data about people whose phones were found near a crime scene when the crime was committed. It's a long opinion by Judge M. Hannah Lauck, but none of us finds it satisfying. As is often true, Orin Kerr's take is more persuasive than the court's. Next, Paul Rosenzweig digs into Biden's cryptocurrency executive order. It's not a nothingburger, he opines, but it is a process-burger, meaning that nothing will happen in the field for many months, but the interagency mill will begin to grind, and sooner or later will likely grind exceeding fine.  Jane and I draw lessons from WIRED's “expose” on three wrongful arrests based on face recognition software, but not the “face recognition is Evil” lesson WIRED wanted us to draw. The arrests do reflect less than perfect policing, and are a wrenching view of what it's like for an innocent man to face charges that aren't true. But it's unpersuasive to blame face recognition for mistakes that could have been avoided with a little more care by the cops. David and I highly recommend Brian Krebs's great series on what we can learn from leaked chat logs belonging to the Conti ransomware gang. What we learned from the Conti leaks. My favorite insight was the Conti member who said, when a company resisted paying to keep its files from being published, that “There is a journalist who will help intimidate them for 5 percent of the payout.” I suggest that our listeners crowdsource an effort to find journalists who might fit this description. It might not be hard; after all, how many journalists these days are breaking stories that dive deep into doxxed databases?  Paul and I spend a little more time than it deserves on an ICANN paper about ways to block Russia from the network. But I am inspired to suggest that the country code .su—presumably all that's left of the Soviet Union—be permanently retired. I mean, really, does anyone respectable want it back?  Jane gives a lick and a promise to the Open App Markets bill coming out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I alert the American Civil Liberties Union to a shocking porcine privacy invasion.  I discover that none of the other panelists is surprised that 15 percent of people have already had sex with a robot but all of them find the idea of falling in love with a robot preposterous.      Download the 398th Episode (mp3)   You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families or pets.

In this bonus episode of our Phishy Business podcast, professor Ciaran Martin, the former founding CEO of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and current Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the University of Oxford is interviewed by the Economist Impact about ransomware and other interesting topics, a podcast commissioned by Mimecast. About Phishy Business Fed up with the same old cybersecurity stories? Come with us on a journey that explores the lesser-known side. Whether it's social engineering, taking criminals to court or the journalists hunting down hackers — our new podcast series, Phishy Business, looks for new ways to think about cybersecurity. Mimecast's very own Brian Pinnock and Alice Jeffery are joined by guests from a range of unique security specialisms. Each episode explores tales of risk, reward and just a dash of ridiculousness to learn how we can all improve in the fight to stay safe. For more tales of risk, reward and ridiculousness, subscribe to Phishy Business on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts. www.mimecast.com

Ever since Interpol, western governments have been cooperating on crime. In recent years cyber crime has risen sharply. It also calls for the good-guy nations to cooperate. For some overseas perspective, the Federal Drive turned to the former director of the U.K.'s National Cyber Security Centre, now a professor at Oxford, Ciaran Martin.

This week we speak to Ciaran Martin, the former founding CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and current Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the University of Oxford. We discuss how the NCSC got started, how they communicate cyber threats to the general public without infantilising them, the need for sectorial cyber security legislation and how the culture of silence around ransomware could be doing more harm than good. And last but certainly not least, Ciaran's surprising snack choice. In ‘Cyber Security and crisps' we discuss: How to balance top secret threat intelligence with communications about cyber security to the general public The need for legislation in cyber security and how it should be tailored to each business sector How deglamourizing and talking about cyber-attacks and ransomware might help organisations better deal with those threats The borderless nature of cybercrime and how difficult it is for governments to catch cyber criminals How universities are unique organisations to protect against cyber crimes That working for MI6 is nothing like the James Bond films About Phishy Business Fed up with the same old cybersecurity stories? Come with us on a journey that explores the lesser-known side. Whether it's social engineering, taking criminals to court or the journalists hunting down hackers — our new podcast series, Phishy Business, looks for new ways to think about cybersecurity. Mimecast's very own Brian Pinnock and Alice Jeffery are joined by guests from a range of unique security specialisms. Each episode explores tales of risk, reward and just a dash of ridiculousness to learn how we can all improve in the fight to stay safe. For more tales of risk, reward and ridiculousness, subscribe to Phishy Business on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts. www.mimecast.com

This week we are featuring an interview focused on ransomware and conducted by a Senior Analyst from the Economist, Wade Islan. Wade's guest is Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations. Prior to joining Oxford, Ciaran was the founding Chief Executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ. Ciaran brings his expert analysis to this conversation and provides his perspective on what board members should know about ransomware, steps organisations can take to protect themselves, the value of human versus the technical controls and processes, resource considerations for best outcomes, the nuances in ransomware for different countries, the politics and global collaboration required to fight the problem, and what the future of ransomware will likely look like.

In episode 53 of The Cyber5, we are joined by Ciaran Martin, the former United Kingdom National Cybersecurity Center CEO and former Director General for Cybersecurity of GCHQ. He's currently a professor at the University of Oxford and a strategic advisor for Paladin Capital.  We discuss the political, legal, and ethical challenges of today's ransomware threats and the corresponding nation state challenges of Russia, China, and Iran. We also discuss what the U.S. and global economies can do to reduce these threats and how the financial industry can assist in a greater capacity. Four Topics Covered in this Episode: Ransomware's Social Impact Escalates to National Security Priority With semi-conductor shortages caused by the pandemic and corresponding geopolitical rifts between the U.S., Russia, and China, ransomware is at the center of national security threats While ransomware actors are just organized criminals, three characteristics have made this a broader national security threat: Russia and surrounding states allow criminality to flourish. Cybersecurity problems exist in western economies due to vulnerabilities caused by poor security practices within development lifecycles.   Ransomware business models position criminals for success. Executives don't understand cybersecurity and immediate business impact motivates them to pay ransom. China Wants Authoritarian Control over Technology; Russia Wants a New Cold War The U.S. and Western model of technology has created flaws that lead to ransomware. The “move fast and break things” mantra of Silicon Valley prioritizes connectivity over security. The Chinese model is one of consistent integration, overwatch, authority, and frugality. Russia seeks regional control and the overall weakening of democracies through disinformation and offensive computer network exploitation operations. Commonalities and Differences of Combating Ransomware Actors and Other Non-State Actors Key Differences: Ransomware actors are not yet causing widespread harm to individuals.  If this starts to occur, we could see increased offensive campaigns against ransomware actors similar to what we've seen against other non-state actors.  Non-state actors of the last 15 years were usually under a failed state whereas ransomware actors enjoy state protection in many cases. Key Commonalities: The world economies will eventually join to stop the movement of money that is used by ransomware actors, repeating what happened to the non-state actors of the last 15 years.  The Financial Sector Must Step Up to Stop Ransomware Cybersecurity risk is well understood by the major financial sectors as it pertains to their own security. Cybersecurity, fraud, insider theft, and general resilience are well understood and defended by the major banks. Aspects of cryptocurrency and money laundering aspects of cyber security are still major opportunities for the FIs.

In this episode, co-hosts Jim Lewis and Chris Painter talk with Ciaran Martin, Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at Oxford University, and former Chief Executive of the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre. They discuss the difficulties in tackling ransomware, ways to counter Russian aggression, UK / EU relations after Brexit, and the importance of technology innovation and cooperation with allies.

Hundreds of billions of dollars are pouring into the business of decarbonisation. Can this green boom flourish where the last one wilted? Plus, why the branchless neobanks finally conquering America face new challenges beyond the pandemic. And the cybersecurity industry is thriving—but do those shelling out for protection get what they pay for? The Economist's finance editor Rachana Shanbhogue hosts, with Ciaran Martin, former head of the National Cyber Security Centre.Sign up for our new weekly newsletter dissecting the big themes in markets, business and the economy at economist.com/moneytalks For full access to print, digital and audio editions, subscribe to The Economist at www.economist.com/podcastoffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hundreds of billions of dollars are pouring into the business of decarbonisation. Can this green boom flourish where the last one wilted? Plus, why the branchless neobanks finally conquering America face new challenges beyond the pandemic. And the cybersecurity industry is thriving—but do those shelling out for protection get what they pay for? The Economist's finance editor Rachana Shanbhogue hosts, with Ciaran Martin, former head of the National Cyber Security Centre.Sign up for our new weekly newsletter dissecting the big themes in markets, business and the economy at economist.com/moneytalks For full access to print, digital and audio editions, subscribe to The Economist at www.economist.com/podcastoffer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2014, Scotland voted 55% to 45% that Scotland should not be an independent country, and many thought that settled the matter for a generation. But much has changed in the years since, most notably Brexit and Covid-19. In 2021, how much does what was argued in 2014 remain the same? And what questions remain after the UK leaving the EU? In this episode of Constitutionally Sound, our host Allan Little, is joined by Professor of Territorial Politics at the University of Edinburgh and Co-Director at the Centre on Constitutional Change, Nicola McEwen, and Professor of Practice in the Management of Public Organisations at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, Ciaran Martin. Listen as they reflect on the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 and how things look now in 2021. Mixed and mastered by After 12 Media.

Conor Matchett speaks to former Constitution Director in the Cabinet Office and one of the key architects of the Edinburgh Agreement, Ciaran Martin, on the current state of constitutional politics and what must happen ahead of a second independence referendum. Alexander Brown also joins Conor to chat about the England football team and racism.Credits:Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/good-thingLicense code: FEWU7SEEDXBYDFV71.Scottish Parliament / 22 September 2020/ Piers Morgan hails Nicola Sturgeon's Covid speech and says 'this is leadership'https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/piers-morgan-hails-nicola-sturgeons-22725347 Timestamp: 0.03-0.102. ITV NEWS /23rd July 2020/ Boris Johnson talks up the UK union on visit to Scotland/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wnoqSgxEUI Timestamp: 0.20-0.333. Scottish Parliament/ 25th Feburary 2021/ Nicola Sturgeon clashes with MSPs over Alex Salmond claims during FMQs/ 0.04- 1.30 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2021/feb/25/nicola-sturgeon-clashes-msps-alex-salmond-claims-fmqs-video Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hackers are demanding $70 million in bitcoin in exchange for data stolen during a gargantuan attack on a US IT company that has shuttered hundreds of Swedish supermarkets.Researchers believe more than 1,000 companies could have been affected by the attack on Miami-based firm Kaseya, which provides IT services to some 40,000 businesses around the world.Ciaran Martin, a cybersecurity professor at the University of Oxford says It's probably the biggest ransomware attack of all time,”He however added that because this was a supply chain attack and the total number of victims was potentially huge.Cybersecurity firm ESET says it had identified victims of the hack in at least 17 countries, from South Africa to Britain to Mexico. New Zealand's education ministry said at least two schools there had been affected.

Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, and Ciaran Martin, founder NCSC UK, tell us that the organised cyber crime group that has attacked the HSE and the Department of Health systems has provided a decryption key

Dr Miriam O'Connor, Consultant Medical Oncologist at University Hospital Waterford; Prof. Ciaran Martin, Cyber Security; and Kevin Collier, NBC News reporter focusing on cyber security, on the HSE's cyber attack

After the deep dive on ransomware payments and how to beat back this latest crime wave, we spend several minutes in the Rapid Rundown NOT talking about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware event. Instead, we jump into Google's renewed push for automatic enrollment in 2FA, I mean, 2SV. Hooray MFA!Links:Read the Ransomware Task Force Report (mentioned throughout the episode)See Bleeping Computer's coverage of Google's default 2SVBiographical notes:Megan Stifel is Executive Director, Americas, at the Global Cyber Alliance. She previously served as Cybersecurity Policy Director at Public Knowledge. Prior to her work with nonprofits Megan served as a Director for International Cyber Policy at the National Security Council and in the U.S. Department of Justice, including as Director for Cyber Policy in the National Security Division and as counsel in the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.Ms. Stifel was previously in private practice, where she advised clients on sanctions and FCPA compliance. Before law school, Ms. Stifel worked for the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. She received a Juris Doctorate from the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame. She is a partner with Social Venture Partners Charleston.Professor Ciaran Martin, CB, is Professor of Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. He is also an adviser to Paladin Capital in the United States, and Garrison Technology Ltd in the United Kingdom.For six and a half years ending in the middle of 2020, Ciaran led the UK Government’s work on cybersecurity. This included establishing the National Cyber Security Centre in 2016. The UK NCSC is now recognized as one of the leading public authorities in the world for cybersecurity, and Ciaran has been running it for its first four years. During Ciaran’s tenure, the UK rose from eighth to first in the International Telecommunications Union’s Global Cybersecurity Index. The NCSC’s approach to intervening to make technology safer–and easier to use safely–as well as managing national level incidents proactively has been lauded around the world. Ciaran has been honored within the UK, Europe, the United States, and beyond for his groundbreaking efforts to combat cyber threats.Prior to running the NCSC, Ciaran held a series of senior roles in the UK Cabinet Office. As Director of Constitution, he oversaw the agreement for arrangements for the Scottish Independence Referendum in 2014. He also served as Director of Security and Intelligence as well as head of the Cabinet Secretary’s office. Additionally, he has worked in the UK Treasury and National Audit Office. Originally from Northern Ireland, he holds a first-class degree in history from the University of Oxford.

“The worst piece of leadership advice I got was: ‘be an authentic leader.'” Of course be true to yourself and your values, says Ciaran Martin CB, professor of practice in the management of public organisations at the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. “The bit I interpreted wrongly, which made it the worst piece of advice, was to just act yourself at work,” he adds. In this episode, Ciaran reflects on his long civil service career including stints at the Cabinet Office, GCHQ and latterly as the founding chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre. He considers the switch from central government into the intelligence agency; why “monolithic” leadership dictats from Whitehall were useless when working with technical specialists; the experience of publicly fronting the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack; and whether Northcote-Trevelyan still holds.

Host, Elisabeth Braw, speaks to Ciaran Martin, founding chief executive of the UK National Cyber Security Centre, about Biden's response to the Solar Winds cyber attack, lessons we can learn from the Bank of Bangladesh heist about emerging cyber crimes, and cyber resilience.

In this “Secure in Mind” podcast episode, Ciaran Martin, CEO of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (a part of GCHQ), and Nick Kelly discuss why the centre exists and its successes since creation For this episode of “Secure in Mind” podcast, I travelled to the UK to take a tour of the UK's Cyber Security Centre and meet with Ciaran Martin, the man at the helm of the impressive initiative. So government institutions are fighting criminals on the internet Ciaran is an exceptionally sharp leader of an organisation that is charged with protecting the United Kingdom from cyber attacks. During this episode, we discuss how he landed in the lead role of such a critical function in public office just over 2 years ago when the centre was officially established. This is a must listen for anyone remotely connected to the internet [pun intended]… which is most people nowadays. I truly enjoyed meeting up with Ciaran again – it's a pleasure to listen to someone so thoroughly on top of their game give well considered answers to questions regarding modern day efforts government institutions are employing to combat miscreants on the internet. As always, listen, share and please send me any feedback you may have as well as recommendations or introductions for other critical thinkers and operators you may know! The Secure in Mind project Our mission is to greatly increase and encourage community discussion about technological and ethical issues that have done, are and will impact society on a global scale. There is a longstanding and distinct disconnect between the way information is packaged and presented to the public and the effectiveness of this presentation in terms of generating informed, considered debate. If we can take complex, important topics and present them, as best we can, in a manner that can interests people from outside the speciality, then we have surpassed our expectations. Nick Kelly Bio Nick is someone who, in many senses, is just like you; a human being trying to make sense of this existence of ours as we hurtle around a ball of gas in a sea of infinite eternity. More relevant though are his vacillations in the world amongst diverse countries and environments Collaborating, negotiating, elaborating and celebrating with fascinating people from all walks of life including politics, technology, activism, military and intelligence the world over. He brings this unique breadth of perspective to the table and has a dogged interest in pursuing the human story behind the title or policy, appreciating the fact that underneath all of our bravado, political correctness and dichotomous states of creation and destruction, we are, after all, merely mortals trying to make the best of it.  

In this seminar he is joined by Ciaran Martin, Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre 2016-2020, to discuss spycraft, how raw intelligence is analysed, and how intelligence officers then use that information – often contradictory or incomplete – to build the most accurate possible image of the world. The ways of thinking used in intelligence can also help ordinary citizens sort fact from fiction in their everyday lives.

The U.S. has never really had a “cyberczar.” Arguably, though, the U.K. has. The head of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) combines the security roles of the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. To find out how cybersecurity issues look from that perspective, we interview Ciaran Martin, the first director of the NCSC. In the news roundup, Paul Rosenzweig sums up recent successes in taking down the NetWalker  and Emotet hacking networks: It's a win, and that's good, but we will need more than this to change the overall security status of the country. Jordan Schneider explains the remarkable trove of leaked Chinese police records and the extraordinary surveillance now being imposed on the Uighur minority in China. Enthusiasts for end-to-end encryption should be worried, Mark MacCarthy and I conclude. First, the EU—once a firm advocate of unbreakable encryption—is now touting “security through encryption and security despite encryption.” You can only get the second with some sort of lawful access, an idea that has now achieved respectability inside Brussels government circles, despite lobbying by e2e messaging firms based in Europe. On top of that, there's a growing fifth column of encryption skeptics inside the firms, whose sentiments can be summarized as, “I'm all for cop-proof encryption as long as it isn't used by lawbreakers who voted for Trump.”  Paul brings us up to speed on the Office 36—I mean the SolarWinds—attack. Turns out lots of companies were compromised without any connection to SolarWinds. The episode shows that information sharing about exploits still has a ways to go. And if you're a lawyer who's been paying ten cents a page for downloads from the federal courts' electronic filing system, whatever you've been paying for, it isn't security. The attackers got in there, and as a result, we'll be making sensitive filings on paper.  First voting, then suing—more and more of our lives are heading off line. Does China want your DNA, and why? I have a truly scary suggestion, and Jordan tries to talk me down. The Facebook Oversight Board has issued its first decisions. Paul and Mark touch on the highlights. I predict that the board will overrule Trump's deplatforming, to surprisingly little dissent.  Jordan and I dig into two overviews of U.S. tech and military competition. It starts to feel a little incestuous when it turns out we all know the authors—and that Jordan has invited them all to be on his excellent podcast, ChinaTalk. In short hits, I predict that Beijing will fight CFIUS to the last dollar of TikTok revenue. And could easily win. I question YouTube's demonetization of the Epoch Times, but Jordan has less sympathy for the paper. I'm less flexible about Google's hard-to-justify decision to block the ads of a group that (like most Americans) opposes Democratic proposals to pack the Supreme Court. And if you're wondering how dumb stuff like this happens, the L.A.Times gives an object lesson. Faced with a campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, the Times dug into the online organizations supporting recall. Remarkably, it found that the groups included a lot of the same kinds of folks who came to Washington in January to protest President Biden's victory. Shortly after that drive-by festival of guilt by association, Facebook banned ads supporting the recall movement. And more! Download the 347th Episode (mp3) You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

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Where are the Cyber threats to the UK coming from? The former head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, on Russia, China and the impact of Covid 19. More than two thousand US troops are to leave Iraq but is it the right time to draw down forces? We speak to the Chair of the Commons Defence Committee Tobias Ellwood. More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. A new exhibition at the National Army Museum opens on Saturday looking at this unique deployment .  Follow us @bfbssitrep

Cyber security; US troops; British Army in Germany Where are the Cyber threats to the UK coming from? The former head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, on Russia, China and the impact of Covid 19. More than two thousand US troops are to leave Iraq but is it the right time to drawdown forces? We speak to the Chair of the Commons Defence Committee Tobias Ellwood. More than a million British soldiers have lived and served in Germany over the past 75 years. A new exhibition at the National Army Museum examines this unique deployment .