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A Programmatic Approach to Capturing & Communicating Insights from Rising Geopolitical Tensions

A Programmatic Approach to Capturing & Communicating Insights from Rising Geopolitical Tensions

Source: YouTube · SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response · published Feb 28, 2025 · 36:25

Cybersecurity
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BLUF: This session explores how CTI analysts can cut through the "fog of war" to deliver actionable intelligence to stakeholders during geopolitical conflicts, emphasizing that relevance is determined by the ability to drive concrete action rather than just intellectual curiosity 0:10.

Key Takeaways:

  • Action-Oriented Intelligence: Analysts must evaluate whether new information actually drives action; if it doesn't, it may not be worth the precious resource allocation compared to other priorities 0:34.
  • Stakeholder Communication: The core challenge is translating complex, shifting geopolitical environments into meaningful messages that stakeholders can act upon during the transition from competition to conflict 0:18.
  • Case Study Approach: The presenters utilize three distinct case studies to illustrate practical methods for navigating uncertainty and delivering clear, impactful insights 0:46.
  • Resource Prioritization: In times of high-volume trigger events, it is critical to filter noise and focus only on intel that directly supports strategic decision-making 0:40.

Closing Statement: By focusing on actionable outcomes and utilizing structured case studies, CTI teams can effectively support stakeholders amidst the chaos of geopolitical conflict.

Sources:

  • 0:10 Introduction of the talk "Navigating the Fog of War"
  • 0:18 Goal of delivering meaningful messages during conflict
  • 0:34 Criteria for relevance: driving action
  • 0:40 Importance of resource allocation fo

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hey guys John Doyle here Simone do you want to say hi hi Simone kuss from Germany nice to meet you um we're here we're going to talk to you our talk is titled navigating the fog of war and really what we're trying to do here is highlight for you guys how we can actually think through and deliver meaningful messages to our stakeholders in a time of competition and as that starts to shift to conflict um there's naturally across I think the base here intellectual curiosity um as conflicts in the geopolitical environment or any trigger event happened but if it doesn't drive action is it really relevant is it really worth us as a CTI analyst spending our time on because those are precious resources where we could allocate those otherwise so what we have for you today is three different case stu…