| Intelligence expert Karim Hijazi says the online threats to our national security go well beyond TikTok. They are vast, largely invisible, and ever-present—and AI is only amplifying this. Karim is the founder/CEO of cybersecurity firm Vigilocity, and we connected through Renè Aninao, the managing partner of CORBŪ. Karim and I discuss how cyberspace has become the primary medium for spycraft and warfare among advanced nations. He says we are in a “new Cold War” that is “even more cold than it was before because it's under the surface in a fairly murky and nebulous and cryptic world that most people just don't understand.” And he backs that up with a stream of concrete examples. You will also hear how cyberattacks produce kinetic damage, why your personal laptop might be a bigger target than you’d think, and where Karim sees investment opportunities developing in the cybersecurity space. Sign up for my free weekly letter here: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/JM546K/YTB Invest in the ideas you hear about in Global Macro Update here: https://www.mauldineconomics.com/go/JM531K/YTB Learn more about Karim Hijazi here: https://www.vigilocity.com/team Follow Karim Hijazi on LinkedIn here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimhijazi/ Follow Ed D’Agostino on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-d-agostino-415475296/ Time stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:14 – Advanced persistent threats, or “APTs” 03:47 – Why “phishing” is just the first step in attacks 07:59 – The evolution of modern espionage 10:37 – How small individual targets turn into national threats 16:10 – How cyberattacks create kinetic outcomes 18:44 – How national adversaries and cybercriminals work together 22:40 – What happens in a cyberwar among superpowers? 26:50 – US national cyber defense strategy 32:26 – Investment implications |
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