The overarching question imparting urgency to this exploration is: Can U.S.-Russian contention in cyberspace cause the two nuclear superpowers to stumble into war? In considering this question we were constantly reminded of recent comments by a prominent U.S. arms control expert: At least as dangerous as the risk of an actual cyberattack, he observed, is cyber operations’ “blurring of the line between peace and war.” Or, as Nye wrote, “in the cyber realm, the difference between a weapon and a non-weapon may come down to a single line of code, or simply the intent of a computer program’s user.”
Biography
Erik Brooks is the founder and CEO of Ethos Capital, a private investment firm that focuses on companies in which technology can be used to automate, optimize and transform traditional business models into faster growing, more efficient organizations.
Prior to founding Ethos, Mr. Brooks was a Managing Partner and head of the Heritage Fund at Abry Partners, where he helped lead the firm and invest in a variety of industry verticals, including software, business services, media, healthcare IT and insurance services for 20 years.
Mr. Brooks serves on the Board of Advisors of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, the International Council of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and the Advisory Board of Think:Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital. As an active alumni advisor for Harvard Business School and Brown University, he spends time with students helping them think about life after academia and how their contribution can make a difference in the world. Previously he served on the boards of the Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston and the President's Advisory Council on Internships at Brown University. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Brown University.
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