This week Rachael and Eric discuss the recently published "Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War" report from Microsoft and the accompanying blog post by Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith. They share insights and raise lingering questions on the report’s findings and the five conclusions Microsoft framed from the war’s first four months. They also briefly share insights from the June 2022 cyberdefense research report "The IT Army of Ukraine" from Stefan Soesanto of the Center for Security Studies in Zurich. So much to unpack in this week’s episode! There will definitely be follow-on episodes with key players from these reports that you won’t want to miss! Host Rachael Lyon Rachael Lyon brings her journalistic curiosity and more than 20 years in technology working with global industry leaders and innovative start-ups to dig into today’s cyber news and trends impacting us all. Co-host Eric Trexler Eric Trexler is Vice President of Sales, Global Governments, Forcepoint. Eric has more than 21 years of experience in the technology industry with both the public and private sectors including the DoD, Civilian, and Intelligence components. Prior to joining Forcepoint, Eric was the Executive Director for Civilian and National Security Programs at McAfee, formerly Intel Security. Prior to joining McAfee in 2010, he managed multi-million dollar accounts at Salesforce.com, EMC Corporation and Sybase, Inc. Eric served as an Airborne Ranger with the United States Army for four years, specializing in communications. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and an MBA with a concentration in strategy, both from the University of Maryland at College Park. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-trexler-8b6b39/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaellyon/ For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e187