Crypto & Lowrise Jeans: Cybersecurity on the Blockchain
09/07/22 • 48 min
What do Cryptocurrency and the 90's have in common? Easily exploitable bugs and also Paris Hilton, apparently.
We cover the state of regulation and cybersecurity within the blockchain and cryptocurrency space - covering environmental, democratization, and equity concerns, as well as user vs. system security, code audits and minimum standards. Corinna Fehst (MPP'18 and crypto strategy expert) makes a surprise guest appearance. Bethan talks about whether you should post your laptop screen on BeReal [spoiler alert, please don't].
Show Notes:
- Corinna Fehst: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/corinna-fehst
- Security:
- Scams:
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contracts/wallets/code:
- Money laundering / enabler of illegal activity:
- DeFi Is the Wild West of Banking and Investing. Here's What Crypto Investors Should Know
- Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity - Chainalysis
- Mid-year Crypto Crime Update: Illicit Activity Falls With Rest of Market, With Some Notable Exceptions - Chainalysis
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/china-is-second-biggest-bitcoin-mining-hub-as-miners-go-underground.html
What do Cryptocurrency and the 90's have in common? Easily exploitable bugs and also Paris Hilton, apparently.
We cover the state of regulation and cybersecurity within the blockchain and cryptocurrency space - covering environmental, democratization, and equity concerns, as well as user vs. system security, code audits and minimum standards. Corinna Fehst (MPP'18 and crypto strategy expert) makes a surprise guest appearance. Bethan talks about whether you should post your laptop screen on BeReal [spoiler alert, please don't].
Show Notes:
- Corinna Fehst: https://www.belfercenter.org/person/corinna-fehst
- Security:
- Scams:
- Exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contracts/wallets/code:
- Money laundering / enabler of illegal activity:
- DeFi Is the Wild West of Banking and Investing. Here's What Crypto Investors Should Know
- Crypto Crime Trends for 2022: Illicit Transaction Activity Reaches All-Time High in Value, All-Time Low in Share of All Cryptocurrency Activity - Chainalysis
- Mid-year Crypto Crime Update: Illicit Activity Falls With Rest of Market, With Some Notable Exceptions - Chainalysis
- https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/18/china-is-second-biggest-bitcoin-mining-hub-as-miners-go-underground.html
Previous Episode
State of the Practice - The Chips & Science Act
- Good WashPo article: A new era of industrial policy kicks off with signing of the Chips Act
- General relationship between semiconductors/cyber: Cybersecurity and Semiconductors: How are they related?
- Helpful article for context: How the 'chips-plus' bill grew by nearly 1,000 pages - Roll Call
- Read “Discussion of the CHIPS Act Section: The US CHIPS Act.
- From Grace - AAPI Amendment that was removed
- Skim DoD Statement for the national security angle (re microelectronics): CHIPS Act Advances DOD's Emphasis on Microelectronics
- Chips Act Summary by the Department of Commerce
- Industry Matching of Chips Act
- Bloomberg's "The Big Hack - How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate US Companies"
- "Bloomberg Stands Firm as Story Denials Mount"
- AAPI Profiling amendment that was removed from the CHIPS Act
Next Episode
Are Turtles War Machines? AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Has an Answer
AI-enabled security can process data faster and more accurately than humans, but can it tell the difference between turtles and rifles? We answer this question and more as we cover AI-enabled cybersecurity for network defense, insider threat, and user privacy, including considering whether AI ethics are simply business ethics. We also discuss asymmetric uses for nation-states on both offensive and defensive postures and AI-enabled malware and social engineering. Dani concludes with a deep dive into "Fog Reveal" a law enforcement cellphone tracking tool that'll make you squirm.
- The Verge - Google's AI Thinks Turtles are Rifles: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/2/16597276/google-ai-image-attacks-adversarial-turtle-rifle-3d-printed
- Forbes - Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Artillery: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/09/02/ukraines-drones-are-back-and-blowing-up-russian-artillery/?sh=71b8f8946b8f
- DefenseNews - Torch.AI wins DoD Contract for Insider Threat Detection: https://www.defensenews.com/cyber/2022/08/15/torchai-wins-pentagon-insider-threat-cybersecurity-contract/
- Lawfare - AI and National Security: https://www.lawfareblog.com/recent-developments-ai-and-national-security-what-you-need-know
- Oxford Internet Institute ‘Trusting Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity is a Double-Edged Sword’
- National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Final Report: https://www.nscai.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Full-Report-Digital-1.pdf
- AP Report on Fog Reveal: https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-d395409ef5a8c6c3f6cdab5b1d0e27ef
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