Podcasts about cyber reality

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@TinDogPodcast Reviews  UNIT BOX SET 6 - UNIT: CYBER-REALITY from @BigFinish  Brilliant, The War Master, UNIT and Cybermen. Whats not to love?   The Auctioneers. A secret global network, collecting and exploiting alien technology for maximum profit. After they threaten UNIT, the consequences are grave. Kate Stewart has vowed to take them down. But another menace is close. The Cybermen are coming, and UNIT’s only hope could be its greatest enemy. The Master. 6.1 Game Theory by Matt Fitton Sam Bishop is missing. Lost at sea, imprisoned with a valuable hostage, UNIT’s troubleshooter will need all his skills to survive. To save their comrade, Kate Stewart and Osgood are offered a deadly challenge. But this game might be impossible to win… 6.2 Telepresence by Guy Adams Testing salvaged equipment, Osgood leads Colonel Shindi and Josh Carter on a strange expedition into uncharted territory. A virtual world. When the team is attacked, Kate tries to assist. But it seems the technology itself is doing all it can to keep her apart from her people. 6.3 Code Silver by Guy Adams The Cybermen are coming. Across the barriers between universes, conquering all before them. Conquering and converting. As her troops fight a relentless enemy, Kate battles to lock down the threat. But how long can UNIT resist? 6.4 Master of Worlds by Matt Fitton The Cybermen are close to victory. A world under Cybercontrol. A new paradigm to expand the Cyber-race. Fresh from the Time War, the Master arrives at the hour of Earth's greatest need. But he really doesn't care... Written By: Matt Fitton, Guy Adams Directed By: Ken Bentley Cast Jemma Redgrave (Kate Stewart), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood), James Joyce (Captain Josh Carter), Ramon Tikaram (Colonel Shindi), Warren Brown (Sam Bishop), Kerry Fox (Julia Hartley-Price), Louis Tamone (Lt Commander Parsons), Derek Jacobi (The War Master) and Nicholas Briggs (The Cybermen). Other parts played by members of the cast.   Producer David Richardson Script Editor Guy Adams, Matt Fitton Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs        

In this epsiode Mark (@TrapOne_) and Keith (@50DW50) discuss the latest UNIT box set from Big Finish, Cyber-Reality.  Show notes here.

Brandon Valeriano examines cyber strategies in their varying forms through quantitative analysis and questions their level of impact This project examines the changing character of cyber strategies in the digital domain. We develop a theory that cyber operations are a form of covert coercion typically seeking to send ambiguous signals or demonstrate resolve. Cyber Coercion from this perspective is neither as revolutionary nor as novel as it seems when evaluated with evidence. We examine cyber strategies in their varying forms through quantitative analysis, finding that cyber disruptions, short-term and long-term espionage, and degradation operations all usually fail to produce political concessions. When states do compel a rival, which is measured as a change in behaviour in the target that is strategically advantageous to the initiator, the cyber operation tends to occur alongside more traditional coercive instruments such as diplomatic pressure, economic sanctions, and military threats and displays. Our findings suggest that before we develop recommendations for sound foreign policy responses to state-backed cyber intrusions or craft international frameworks that constrain the proliferation of politically-motivated malware, we should theoretically and empirically investigate cyber strategies and their efficacy. Brandon Valeriano is the Donald Bren Chair of Armed Conflict at the Marine Corps University. He has published five books and dozens of articles. His two most recent books are Cyber War versus Cyber Reality (2015) and Cyber Strategy (2018), both with Oxford University Press. Ongoing research explores cyber coercion, biological examinations of cyber threat, repression in cyberspace, and the influence of video games on foreign policy outlooks.

Brandon Valeriano examines cyber strategies in their varying forms through quantitative analysis and questions their level of impact This project examines the changing character of cyber strategies in the digital domain. We develop a theory that cyber operations are a form of covert coercion typically seeking to send ambiguous signals or demonstrate resolve. Cyber Coercion from this perspective is neither as revolutionary nor as novel as it seems when evaluated with evidence. We examine cyber strategies in their varying forms through quantitative analysis, finding that cyber disruptions, short-term and long-term espionage, and degradation operations all usually fail to produce political concessions. When states do compel a rival, which is measured as a change in behaviour in the target that is strategically advantageous to the initiator, the cyber operation tends to occur alongside more traditional coercive instruments such as diplomatic pressure, economic sanctions, and military threats and displays. Our findings suggest that before we develop recommendations for sound foreign policy responses to state-backed cyber intrusions or craft international frameworks that constrain the proliferation of politically-motivated malware, we should theoretically and empirically investigate cyber strategies and their efficacy. Brandon Valeriano is the Donald Bren Chair of Armed Conflict at the Marine Corps University. He has published five books and dozens of articles. His two most recent books are Cyber War versus Cyber Reality (2015) and Cyber Strategy (2018), both with Oxford University Press. Ongoing research explores cyber coercion, biological examinations of cyber threat, repression in cyberspace, and the influence of video games on foreign policy outlooks.

Speaker: Dr Brandon Valeriano, Donald Bren Chair of Armed Politics, Marine Corps University Chair: Dr Tim Stevens, Lecturer in Global Security and Convenor, Cyber Security Research Group Description: Dr Valeriano will discuss the development of strategy in the cyber domain, particularly the coercive potential of cyber operations, which are neither as novel nor as effective as often claimed. His research suggests that cyber operations usually fail to produce political concessions. When states achieve strategic outcomes through cyber means, these operations occur alongside traditional coercive instruments like diplomacy, sanctions and military threats. This suggests that foreign policy and diplomacy aimed at countering strategic cyber threats needs to take proper account of the coercive aspects of cyber operations, rather than being developed in a strategic vacuum. Biography: Brandon Valeriano is the Donald Bren Chair of Armed Politics at the Marine Corps University. He has published widely on cybersecurity and statecraft, including Cyber War versus Cyber Reality (2015) and Cyber Strategy (2018), both with Oxford University Press. Dr. Valeriano is Cyber Security Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center and Senior (Non-resident) Fellow at the Atlantic Council. ____________________ Hosted by the Cyber Security Research Group.

Event recording from 14/03/2017 LEARNED FROM THE RUSSIAN HACK: THE NEW ERA OF POLITICAL WARFARE Speaker: Dr Brandon Valeriano, Cardiff University. Brandon Valeriano (Ph.D. Vanderbilt University) has published dozens of articles and book chapters in such outlets as the Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research, and International Studies Review. His two most recent books are Cyber War versus Cyber Reality at Oxford University Press (2015) and Russian Coercive Diplomacy at Palgrave (2015) with two Foreign Affairs pieces summarizing the works entitled “The Coming Cyberpeace” and “Paper Tiger Putin.” Ongoing research explores cyber coercion, external threats and video games, and arms races and arms control in cyberspace. Dr. Valeriano has written opinion and popular media pieces for such outlets as Washington Post, Slate, Foreign Affairs, Business Insider, and War on the Rocks. For more information, visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/events/eventsrecords/Learned-from-the-Russian-Hack-The-New-Era-of-Political-Warfare.aspx

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