本期Hidden Forces播客邀请了《纽约时报》获奖网络安全记者妮可·珀尔罗斯，探讨网络武器竞赛的现状和威胁。珀尔罗斯的最新著作《这就是他们告诉我世界末日的方式》揭示了网络攻击日益猖獗的现实，从针对佛罗里达州水处理厂的攻击到去年12月发现的SolarWinds黑客事件，这些事件影响了包括国土安全部、五角大楼和国家安全局在内的数千个私人和政府用户。这些攻击无时无刻不在发生，每年给个人和组织造成的损失高达数万亿美元。本期节目旨在揭示网络武器行业带来的威胁的性质和紧迫性，并探讨漏洞市场以及个人和社会可以采取的防范措施。

🤔 **网络攻击的日益猖獗:** 网络攻击已经成为一种常态，针对个人、公司和基础设施的攻击每年都在稳步增加。从针对佛罗里达州水处理厂的攻击到SolarWinds黑客事件，这些事件表明，网络攻击已经成为一种严重的威胁，对我们的生活和基础设施构成重大风险。

🛡️ **网络武器行业的威胁:** 网络武器行业是一个快速发展的市场，提供各种攻击工具和漏洞，用于攻击个人、公司和政府。这些工具的易获得性使得网络攻击变得更加容易，也更加危险。

💪 **个人和社会如何保护自己:** 为了保护自己免受网络攻击，个人和社会需要采取多种措施，包括加强网络安全意识、使用强密码、定期更新软件、避免点击可疑链接以及对重要数据进行备份。

🌐 **网络安全的重要性:** 网络安全已经成为一个全球性的问题，需要各国政府、企业和个人共同努力，才能有效地应对网络攻击的威胁。

🔒 **网络武器竞赛的未来:** 网络武器竞赛的未来充满不确定性，随着技术的不断发展，网络攻击可能会变得更加复杂和难以防御。因此，我们需要不断加强网络安全措施，才能应对未来的挑战。

In Episode 182 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nicole Perlroth, award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Times and author of a recently published book on the cyber-weapons arms race titled “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends.”  

This is the latest episode in a series that we’ve devoted to the subject of information security and the threat posed to our infrastructure and to our lives by the cyber-weapons industry.  

Cyberattacks against individuals, companies, and infrastructure have increased steadily year after year. Attacks like the recent one targeting a water treatment facility in Florida or the Solarwinds hack, discovered last December and which compromised thousands of private and government users — including Homeland Security, the Pentagon, and the NSA — are only the tip of the iceberg. These types of attacks are happening 24hrs a day, 7 days a week, and the costs that they impose on individuals and organizations are measured in the trillions of dollars every single year.  

The purpose of today’s conversation is to highlight both the nature and the urgency of the threat posed by the cyber-weapons industry. You will learn details about the market for exploits and vulnerabilities and what measures we can take to protect ourselves individually and as a society.

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Episode Recorded on 03/05/2021