Part 11/17:
The speaker talks about the difficulties of really knowing whether your devices are compromised. Despite advances in cybersecurity, malicious actors continually improve their methods, and nations are engaged in a silent war of probing each other’s infrastructure—test runs that could later escalate into real conflicts.
The debate over the “5G arms race” and how to balance gains in connectivity with national security risks is highlighted. The US is working to stay ahead, but the challenge remains enormous, especially as global supply chains integrate Chinese equipment that might contain covert spyware or vulnerabilities.