Geo-Economics Chapter 7: Data—The Oil of the 21st Century

Abstract

Chapter 7 of Geo-Economics: The Interplay between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments focuses on globally connected economies, the economic damage caused by successful cyber attacks, and the potential impact of a large-scale cyber attack. Could a successful cyber attack cause a prolonged blackout of a major city or even trigger another financial crisis? If so, how bad would it be? These are the questions addressed in this chapter.