Ep. 298 Resilience by Design: Federal Cyber Predictions, AI-Driven Threats, and Immutable Backups with Rubrik

Technology is changing so fast that it is impossible to predict the next twelve days. Despite that, we have asked Travis Rosiek, Public Sector CTO at Rubrik, to gaze into his crystal ball and make some predictions for the next twelve months.

The good news is that Rosiek sees a shift from intellectual property theft to disruptive attacks on critical infrastructure.

The bad news is that Rosiek thinks attacks are increasing to the point that an event will light a fire under the current cybersecurity plans.

During the interview, the concept of Zero Trust was unpacked. The idea is that federal systems have already been breached. As a result, the focus must be on microsegmentation, with permission as the limiting factor. Roseik's opinion is that malicious actors have planted code into systems that are acting as "sleepers."

At one time in the indeterminate future, this code can be invoked, and severe damage can take place.

If this nightmare situation occurs, the best defense is to have recovery built in. Today, leaders must have a system in place to restore data from backups.

Unfortunately, malicious actors know this plan as well and have been known to insert code into backups that renders them useless.

In a complex game of attack and counterattack, Roseik believes that a recovery strategy that includes immutable backups and an audit mechanism is the best approach in the 21st-century world of threats and countermeasures.

He also stressed the necessity of reducing complexity to enhance cybersecurity and the need for initiative-taking measures, including regular stress testing and resilience training.

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