Rotaract Talks

An age of ambient cyber conflict - A conversation with former CIA officer Paul Kolbe

April 22, 2021 Taavi Wickman Season 2
Rotaract Talks
An age of ambient cyber conflict - A conversation with former CIA officer Paul Kolbe
Show Notes

This episode we're meeting Paul Kolbe for a chat about cyber security and much more!
Some subjects we touch on are the Solar Winds cyber attack, the Internet Research Agency, the Stuxnet on Iran, and the possible vulnerabilities of renewable energy.

Paul served for 25 years in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations in a variety of foreign and domestic roles, including as Chief of Station, Chief/Central Eurasia Division, and Balkans Group Chief. His overseas assignments included operational and leadership roles in the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, and Central Europe. He was a member of the Senior Intelligence Service and is a recipient of the Intelligence Medal of Merit and the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal.

Mr. Paul Kolbe is the Director of the Intelligence Project at the Belfer Center.

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