The Security Nexus Deep Dive

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The Security Nexus is your briefing room at the intersection of cyber strategy, intelligence, and global conflict. This podcast dives deep into the ideas shaping 21st-century statecraft, where gray zone tactics, information warfare, and cyber coercion redefine the rules of engagement. Each episode brings sharp analysis, original research, and field-tested insight from the frontlines of modern security. Whether unpacking the strategic logic behind cyber incidents or exploring decision-making failures that lead to conflict, The Security Nexus gives listeners the clarity to navigate today’s complex threat landscape. 🔗 Explore more at www.thesecuritynexus.net

  1. Data Dunkirk: Evacuating a Nation’s Information Under Fire

    OCT 25

    Data Dunkirk: Evacuating a Nation’s Information Under Fire

    What happens when bombs — cyber or kinetic — threaten the lifeblood of a nation’s systems: its data? “Data Dunkirk” explores how modern states can preserve their most vital information assets under siege. From blockchain-enabled federated cloud systems to Cold War-era key escrow principles, this post charts an actionable blueprint for digital resilience and governance continuity. We examine decentralized backup strategies, encryption controls, and post-attack recovery architectures — because survival isn’t luck. It’s engineered. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

    13 min
  2. Zero-Day Diplomacy: How Vulnerability Disclosure Shapes Alliances

    OCT 11

    Zero-Day Diplomacy: How Vulnerability Disclosure Shapes Alliances

    Vulnerability disclosure is no longer just a technical process—it’s a diplomatic act. As cyber vulnerabilities become currency in the geopolitical marketplace, decisions about whether to patch or exploit are reshaping alliances, sowing distrust within coalitions, and forcing a reckoning with the norms of responsible state behavior. This post explores the inner workings of the U.S. Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP), coalition frictions over zero-day handling, and how cyber risk management choices are warping traditional diplomatic trust structures. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

    16 min
  3. Grid Under Glass: The ICS Kill Chain from Breakers to Bytes

    OCT 3

    Grid Under Glass: The ICS Kill Chain from Breakers to Bytes

    Cyber-physical power systems are increasingly vulnerable to attacks that blur the line between bits and breakers. This blog post explores how adversaries methodically move from network infiltration to catastrophic grid disruption—focusing not on abstract malware, but on the very real-world hardware where incident response must span linemen and laptops. Using recent research and the Security Nexus Deep Dive transcript, we break down the evolving kill chain, the point of no return (PNR), and how relays, substations, and the trust we place in them may be the last line of defense. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

    19 min
  4. Sensing the City: Building ISR from Commercial Tech

    SEP 27

    Sensing the City: Building ISR from Commercial Tech

    What happens when AI-enhanced commercial satellites, smart city sensors, retail cameras, and mobile apps converge into a single open-source intelligence stack? You get a new kind of ISR; emerging not from secret state programs, but from the fabric of daily urban life. This post examines how edge computing, multimodal remote sensing, SLAM tools, and satellite IoT are transforming situational awareness, raising new strategic dilemmas about control, ethics, and the erosion of secrecy. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

    15 min
  5. Deepfake Diplomacy: Crisis Management in an Age of Synthetic Media

    SEP 20

    Deepfake Diplomacy: Crisis Management in an Age of Synthetic Media

    As synthetic media becomes a tool of statecraft and subversion, deepfakes pose an acute challenge to diplomatic crisis management. This post examines emerging state and non-state playbooks for combating deception at three levels: attribution, narrative containment, and technical watermarking. From false flag videos sparking regional instability to proactive watermarking systems that could become the Geneva Conventions of digital media, this is a strategic guide for the era when seeing is no longer believing. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

    13 min
  6. Jammed: The New GPS Battlefield

    SEP 12

    Jammed: The New GPS Battlefield

    GPS is under attack. From jamming in war zones to spoofing near airports and farms, GNSS threats are rising fast. This post explores how critical infrastructure is affected and what technologies—like AI, sensor fusion, and multi-antenna arrays—are being developed to fight back. The future of navigation depends on resilience. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

    20 min
  7. Chokepoints of the Digital Ocean: Securing Subsea Cables

    SEP 5

    Chokepoints of the Digital Ocean: Securing Subsea Cables

    Subsea cables carry over 99% of the world's digital traffic but remain critically vulnerable to sabotage, espionage, natural disasters, and accidental damage. This post explores the triple invisibility of subsea infrastructure, highlights threats to cable security, and examines deterrence, detection, and redundancy options. thesecuritynexus.net

    18 min
  8. After the Coup: How Intelligence Services Survive (or Collapse) in Political Upheaval

    AUG 30

    After the Coup: How Intelligence Services Survive (or Collapse) in Political Upheaval

    When regimes collapse or survive a coup, intelligence agencies face purges, realignment, or ruin. This post examines how Egypt, Turkey, and Thailand rewired their intelligence structures to maintain control—offering stark lessons in power, paranoia, and statecraft. https://www.thesecuritynexus.net #thesecuruitynexus

    50 min
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The Security Nexus is your briefing room at the intersection of cyber strategy, intelligence, and global conflict. This podcast dives deep into the ideas shaping 21st-century statecraft, where gray zone tactics, information warfare, and cyber coercion redefine the rules of engagement. Each episode brings sharp analysis, original research, and field-tested insight from the frontlines of modern security. Whether unpacking the strategic logic behind cyber incidents or exploring decision-making failures that lead to conflict, The Security Nexus gives listeners the clarity to navigate today’s complex threat landscape. 🔗 Explore more at www.thesecuritynexus.net

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