Cyber From The Start

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Cyber From The Start Podcast

The Cyber from the Start podcast unveils the roots of today’s cybersecurity policies for critical infrastructure, surveillance, espionage, warfare and privacy. James A. Lewis interviews the people who helped lay the foundations for these policies before cybersecurity gained the mass attention it has today.

  1. Leadership and Progress in Cybersecurity

    06/03/2020

    Leadership and Progress in Cybersecurity

    In this episode, host Jim Lewis talks with Michael Daniel, President and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance, and former Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Cybersecurity Coordinator at the National Security Council. They discuss how cybersecurity leadership can be structured in the executive branch, the role of government in driving cybersecurity progress, and the importance of threat intelligence sharing for reducing cybersecurity risks.

    25 min

  2. 03/26/2020

    A Closer Look at CNCI and Cybersecurity Part 2

    In this episode, host Jim Lewis continues his discussion with Marie “Neill” Sciarrone, President and Co-Founder of Trinity Cyber and former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Cybersecurity Policy under George W. Bush. While at the White House, she was responsible for coordinating cybersecurity policy and programming for the Bush administration, including the influential Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI).

    28 min
  3. A Closer Look at CNCI and Cybersecurity Part 1

    03/03/2020

    A Closer Look at CNCI and Cybersecurity Part 1

    In this episode, host Jim Lewis talks with Marie “Neill” Sciarrone, President and Co-Founder of Trinity Cyber and former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Cybersecurity Policy under George W. Bush. While at the White House, she was responsible for coordinating cybersecurity policy and programming for the Bush administration, including the influential Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI).

    28 min
  4. Building Cybersecurity with Eli Sugarman Part 2

    02/07/2020

    Building Cybersecurity with Eli Sugarman Part 2

    In this episode, Jim Lewis continues talking with Eli Sugarman, program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation about the future of cybersecurity.

    20 min
  5. Building Cybersecurity with Eli Sugarman Part 1

    01/27/2020

    Building Cybersecurity with Eli Sugarman Part 1

    In this episode, Jim Lewis talks with Eli Sugarman, program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation about the future of cybersecurity.

    33 min

  6. 09/20/2019

    The Art of Cyber Journalism

    In this episode, Jim Lewis interviews Ellen Nakashima, national security journalist for The Washington Post, recipient of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize, and one of the country's leading journalistic voices on cyber matters. They discuss how she began writing on cybersecurity issues; how cyber and the art of reporting on cyber have changed over time; how journalism can directly influence policy outcomes; and key moments in her career as a national security writer, including the Edward Snowden leaks and Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

    48 min

  7. 06/25/2019

    Dead Cows, Oxblood and Other Cyber Vigilantes: A History of Hacktivism

    Hacktivism – hacking for social change – has a rich history that started with a little-known group called the Cult of the Dead Cow. Jim Lewis talks with Joseph Menn, a renown cybersecurity reporter, to discuss his new book, Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World. They examine the legacy of some of the original cyber vigilantes, and new trends in the hacktivist community, from infiltrating spyware vendors to intelligence agencies.

    43 min

  8. 06/10/2019

    From The Outside, Looking In

    Jim Lewis sits down with Siobhan Gorman, an award-winning journalist formerly at The Wall Street Journal and The Baltimore Sun, to discuss her career reporting on cybersecurity and national security issues. Gorman was a pioneer in how the U.S. media reports on cybersecurity. Join them as they examine what it takes to cover spy agencies, build sources, and simplify complex cybersecurity issues for the public good.

    42 min
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The Cyber from the Start podcast unveils the roots of today’s cybersecurity policies for critical infrastructure, surveillance, espionage, warfare and privacy. James A. Lewis interviews the people who helped lay the foundations for these policies before cybersecurity gained the mass attention it has today.

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  • Channel
    CSIS
  • Creator
    Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    All content © 2019 Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Show Website
    Cyber From The Start

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