The Cyber Society

What Makes A City Smart? The Technology Or The People? | RSA Conference 2020 | With Remi Cohen And Lan Jenson

Hosts: Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Guests: Remi Cohen And Lan Jenson

If you are old enough or enjoy "vintage" cartoons, you may be familiar with The Jetsons—a 1960s/1980s TV show about a family living in a futuristic place called Orbit City. The architecture is Googie style, technology is absolutely everywhere, and all homes and businesses are high up in the sky supported by very tall columns. No need, in this conversation, to dig into the possible environmental or societal catastrophe that may have forced this solution. And, let's keep it as a joke about how that, in the year 2020, there is no such city; and why we are not living that life?

There isn’t a single answer, as this is—just like with every other technological topic—both a global conversation that has the common thread of development and well-being of humanity…and a local conversation with as many different angles that are defined by the cultural diversities, various needs, and short/medium-term goals we may find in different parts of the globe.

In this session, we spoke about surveillance, privacy, safety, IoT, resilient ecosystems, education, and the roles of individuals, communities, nonprofit groups, governments, businesses, and all decision-makers that must come together to drive this change. All of this in the interest of those that will ultimately either be damaged or could benefit from the present and future smart city transformation: the citizens.

Chats On The Road To RSA Conference USA 2020 | The State Of Affairs In Our Cyber Society | A Conversation With Juliette Kayyem

By Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli

As the former Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, our guest today, Juliette Kayyem, has probably seen some things that most people and organizations would have serious nightmares about. And, to open up our conversation, she tells that she thinks about really scary stuff all the time and now tries to help others identify and reduce the risk of the bad things happening.

If you listen carefully, you will realize that your InfoSec journey doesn’t have to feel like an old, run-down rollercoaster. Listen to this podcast with Juliette to get some insights on what it takes to protect ourselves, our businesses, and our society, as she prepares to take the keynote stage at RSA Conference 2020 with Admiral James Stavridis.