The Elephant in the Security Room: Climate Change
summary
Argues that climate change materially raises cyber risk by damaging infrastructure and expanding attack surfaces: extreme weather knocks out data centers (200 TWh/year data center use), undersea cables and supply chains fail (Indonesia 2018, Thailand 2011), and critical systems get exploited (Ukraine water treatment attack 2016). Cites surprising emissions: crypto at 25–50M metric tons CO2/year US and single large AI training runs emitting ~250,000 lb CO2. Recommends risk assessments, business continuity, ESG integration, smart‑grid and green‑IT security, and reduced travel/remote options.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00RSAConference 2023
- 4:33Impacts on sea level rise
- 8:26Humans are the cause of climate change
- 10:36Quick overview the climate change impact
- 13:04Cybersecurity & climate change
- 17:16Cases of climate change impacting cybersecurity
- 22:19How climate change increase cybersecurity risks cont.
- 27:02Data Centers
- 29:10E-waste & mining
- 32:53Transportation
- 34:45Swag
- 38:54Crypto-asset activity
- 40:24We don't talk about it
- 42:15Reduce our industry's carbon footprint
- 43:08Create cybersecurity solutions
- 44:27Raise awareness
- 44:51Engage in stakeholders
- 45:10What you need to know about ESG
- 46:15Get in the room
- 47:353 Takeaways
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