2023 Year in Review: Threads of nation-state dystopia - Jared Naude | BSides Cape Town 2023
Channel: BSides Cape Town
Date: 2023-12-21

Looking back at past events is crucial for gaining insight into past mistakes and making informed decisions about the future. 2023 had a lot of nation-state shenanigans from ransomware response to disingenuous laws that are being proposed. In this talk, we look back at the major cyber security events over the past year and what we can learn from them.

Retrospectives are a great tool to look back at past events to understand what went right and what went wrong. In doing so, we can identify lessons that can be learned and what needs to be improved.

This talk will be focused on analyzing the major cyber security events of the past year along with insight, analysis, and commentary on what it means for the wider cybersecurity community. 2023 saw a massive shift in the strategy and playbooks of state sponsored actors in targeting, tactics, and methods.

In this talk, we will discuss the impact and significance in the shift of nation-state activity while looking at events of the past year, even if they are not nation state related. Some of the topics and events that will be covered in this talk include the following: The 10 Year Snowden Anniversary, dangerous EU laws and Chinese Cyber Operations.

Filmed at BSides Cape Town 2023
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