Crowdstrike's Meltdown—What's Next In The Cybersecurity War, Eric Rosenbach - Harvard Kennedy School

Cybersecurity is a mess that will continue to impact all of us in the hyper-connected world we live in—and is estimated to cost the global economy $20Trillion by 2026. Whether it is fighting against government sponsored terrorist groups, gig-economy ransomware artists, teenagers holed up in their basements or AI drones, combatting cybersecurity is vital for anyone in charge of digital information. Fighting is the key word of this global war.

The Honorable Eric Rosenbach, knows how to fight at scale globally. He has been confronting cyber risk for decades in his government, civic and private sector roles. Eric is a Harvard faculty member and Director of Harvard’s Defense, Emerging Technology, and Strategy Program and previously he was the Chief of Staff for The US Department of Defense—a huge messy job for sure.

With a budget of $840 Billion the U.S. DoD is the largest government organization leading The Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard and National Guard Groups. With 3.4 million people working out of 4800 locations in 160 countries, the DoD is the largest employer in the US….and you thought Walmart was big!!

A strategic Innovator Eric started The Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit and has authored several books, including Confronting Cyber Risk: An Embedded Endurance Strategy. Watch or listen in as we unpack scary untold stories that can help you prepare for the rise in ransomware attacks on mid-sized firms, misguided AI drones, dealing with failure and even some on how to reboot bureaucratic government groups.