# Priviso Live Episode 69: Information Security in the Maelstrom

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Podcast: [Priviso Live](https://stenobird.com/podcast/priviso-live-7043809)
Published: 2026-01-10T10:52:04+00:00
Episode link: https://PrivisoLive.podbean.com/e/priviso-live-episode-69-information-security-in-the-maelstrom/
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# When Governments Fall, Security Fails FirstWe're diving into what happens to information security during regime change, and why the biggest threats aren't external hackers.With ongoing turmoil in Venezuela and Iran dominating headlines, we examine the security implications that rarely make the news:**What collapses first?** Access control. Encryption key ownership. Governance structures that held security together.**What emerges?** Orphaned admin accounts. Insider threats from officials hedging their bets. Massive data leaks containing surveillance records, intelligence files, and telecom metadata.**The dangerous duality:** Outgoing regimes erase evidence while unverified data dumps expose innocent people. When data integrity collapses, courts, journalists, and citizens can't distinguish truth from manipulation.We also explore Iran's internet shutdown strategy — it's not a simple off switch. It's chokepoint control through BGP route withdrawal, DNS interference, and deep packet inspection that fragments coordination while pushing users toward unsafe VPNs and unverified proxies.**Then there's Starlink.** Ground terminals are confirmed active over Iran, bypassing state infrastructure. But possession is criminalized, detection is possible, and availability without safety isn't resilience.Plus: the Hytec South Africa ransomware incident.**The lesson?** Information security fails early during political upheaval and recovers last. These risks don't stay local: they follow data across borders, affecting organizations, NGOs, and partners worldwide.**Listen now** on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.*Priviso Live. Where security meets reality.*#InfoSec #Cybersecurity #RegimeChange #DataGovernance #PrivisoLive

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