Aug 17 2019

SYSK Selects: Are We in a Cyberwar?

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There's a secret war going on around us, and it's happening on a daily basis. The Air Force has a unit specifically designed to carry out and defend against cyberwar. Go deep into this alarming type of war in this classic episode.

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# Summary

In this classic episode, Josh and Chuck dive into the world of cyber warfare, exploring real-world attacks that have already happened and the very real vulnerabilities in America's digital infrastructure. From a mysterious pipeline explosion in 1999 that revealed how catastrophic a cyber attack could be, to the groundbreaking Stuxnet virus that disabled Iranian nuclear centrifuges, the guys break down how countries are already waging war in cyberspace—and why the U.S. might actually be less prepared than its rivals like China and Russia. It's a sobering look at how connected our power grids, banks, and military systems are to the internet and what could happen if someone really wanted to shut them all down.


Movies Discussed

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 1h 51m
★ 6.5
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I was going. — Josh references another film featuring celebrity fan Kristen Bell." — Josh
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven
2001 1h 56m
★ 7.5
"It's like Ocean's Eleven when they built the replica vault. Exactly. — Chuck compares the Stuxnet operation's use of a replica centrifuge setup to the heist methodology in Ocean's Eleven." — Chuck
Party Down
Party Down
2009
★ 7.5
"I'm a huge fan of Party Down, which she was in, and other stuff that she's been in. — Josh mentions Party Down as one of Kristen Bell's notable TV roles that he enjoys." — Josh
Red Dawn
Red Dawn
1984 1h 54m
★ 6.3
"And then all of a sudden, in comes the Red Dawn team parachuting in. — Josh references Red Dawn when discussing a hypothetical scenario combining cyber attacks with physical invasion." — Josh
Star Wars
Star Wars
1977 2h 1m
★ 8.2
"like, right, like from Star Wars. — Chuck uses Star Wars as a reference when explaining what a red team is in cyber warfare." — Chuck
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 1h 40m
"Do you remember Uncommon Valor? Oh, yeah. Okay. Do you remember when they're training at that replica of the camp? — Chuck compares the CIA's methodology with Iranian centrifuges to a scene from Uncommon Valor involving training at a replica camp." — Chuck

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