What does the future of cyberspace look like? How will cyber crime and cryptocurrencies evolve as the world becomes more virtual? How are governments adapting to emerging trends in cyberspace? Questions like these are often overlooked by technologists as being too abstract to answer. The reality is, that as tech evolves, so do the legal and cultural frameworks surrounding it. Sometimes the answer is to look backwards in history to see what the future holds. Other times, it’s to have a broad background and experience in multiple domains. Our guest in this show has both. In this episode, we bring thought leader and futurist Roderick Jones to share some of his views on global trends. Roderick serves on the board of the Center for New American Security (CNAS), a public policy think tank. He’s worked at the Special Branch of Scotland Yard, London’s Metropolitan police focusing on counter-terrorism. Over the decades, he’s advised governments in the military and intelligence space on cyber crime, cyber security, and the virtualization of society. Roderick Jones combines his medieval historian entrepreneurial backgrounds to discuss the trajectory of our ever-digitizing world. We discuss the evolution of cyber crime, cryptocurrencies, the role of government in protecting people’s cyber security, and more! 00:00 Introduction - Roderick Jones 01:27 Roderick's Background: From Special Branch to Strategic Advisory 05:36 How Cyber Crime Came About 07:26 Crime Heists: Physical vs. Digital 08:35 How Cryptocurrencies Enable Cyber Crime 09:33 The Rise of Sovereign Cryptocurrencies 11:26 Government's Role in Protecting People's Cyber Security 11:38 The Second Amendment and Counter-hacking 16:21 Can Citizen-led Cyber Security Work? 17:42 How National Internets will Control Digital Access 20:45 Does the Future look like 1984 for Brave New World? 22:31 Why Governments are Slow to Adapt to Future Trends 25:32 How Useful are VPNs for Personal Cyber Security? 30:42 The Future of Virtual Worlds 33:32 How Sci-Fi Shapes Our Future 34:23 Relationship between Physical Security and Cyber Security 35:52 Will Virtual Worlds Become Regulated? 37:17 Succeeding in Cyber Security without being Technical 38:56 How to Make Cyber Security Relevant for Decision-makers? 40:28 Risk Management in the 21st Century 42:03 How Inaction Leads to Tail-Risk and Ruin 43:01 Books and Resources for Thought Leaders to Follow 45:27 How to Stay Focused as an Entrepreneur 47:05 Get in Touch with Roderick Jones ---- Resources ---- Neal Stephenson: http://www.nealstephenson.com/ Stratechery: https://stratechery.com/ Michael Lewis: www.michaellewiswrites.com/index.html Concentric Advisors: www.ConcentricAdvisors.com https://twitter.com/concentricsf Roderick Jones https://twitter.com/roderick_jones https://www.linkedin.com/in/roderickbjones/ ---- FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE! ---- ICYMI: We released our very own Discord server! Join the cybersecurity conversation at https://discord.gg/ZKwR9CV 👉 YouTube: null 👉 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cyberspatial_HQ 👉 Facebook: https://facebook.com/Cyberspatial 👉 Instagram: https://instagram.com/cyberspatial 👉 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/cyberspatial #Cyberspace #CyberSecurity #Cyberspatial