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P.W. Singer and Allan Friedman – Cybersecurity and Cyberwar

P.W. Singer and Allan Friedman – Cybersecurity and Cyberwar

Best way to win a cyberwar or battle cybercrime is to reduce the ‘return on investment’ for your adversary – similar to battling a disease or old-fashioned piracy.

Refreshingly nuanced expose on a polarizing topic. Particularly useful if you happen to be a nation state.

Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler – Abundance

Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler – Abundance

Exponentially growing advancements in technology will help us resolve major world problems

Contagiously optimistic view on the opportunities we have to shape our own future and that of humanity.

Robert Bryce – Smaller, faster, lighter, denser, cheaper

Robert Bryce – Smaller, faster, lighter, denser, cheaper

The immense efficiency gains of technological advancement  will prevent an energy crisis; not alternative sources like solar or wind.

First and foremost, read the optimistic case studies on the evolution of technology, from the printing press to the vacuum tube.

Marc Goodman – Future Crimes

Marc Goodman – Future Crimes

Everything that is connected can be hacked and will be hacked, or – most likely – already has been hacked.

Nice anecdotes, but a bit too much like…

for (threat = 1; threat <10e3; threat++ ){ window.alert( "Watch out for threat number " + threat ); }
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