Between Two Nerds: Exploits are not cyber power

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss just how important exploits are for cyber operations using data published in a new paper authored by two members of Ukraine’s cyber security agency.

This episode is also available on YouTube (youtu.be/k6KALEsKpiA).

Show notes

• Exploits were never the point (arunninghacker.substack.com/p/exploits-were-ne…)

• Rethinking Exploitation in Cyber War: Reassessing the Role of Software Exploits in Wartime (researchgate.net/publication/405494597_Rethink…)

• Max Smeets' chapter 5 from "No Shortcuts": The Elements of an Offensive Cyber Capability (academic.oup.com/book/44032/chapter-abstract/3…)