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Join us for thought provoking conversations on surveillance, digital privacy, and cybersecurity law and policy in the information age. Each week, hosts Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin break down the headlines, legal cases, and policy battles that matter most.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 308
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The intersection of gender, control, and harm.
This week, we are joined by Pavlina Pavlova, 2024 New America #SharetheMicinCyber Fellow and Cybercrime Expert at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and she is discussing her research calling …
00:46:50 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
The next frontier in national security.
This week, we are joined by US Congressional candidate from Oklahoma, Madison Horn, who is speaking with Ben Yelin about national security and cyberwarfare. Ben's story has an update on TikTok’s laws…
00:51:07 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Can regulations keep up with rapid innovation?
This week, Danny Allan, Snyk's CTO, discusses how AI regulations are influencing both the security of AI tools and the broader software ecosystem and the emphasis on compliance with security standard…
00:47:06 |
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Reactions to the presidential election.
On today’s show, Ben and Dave share their reactions to the presidential election and what we might expect moving forward into a second term with President Trump. And later in the show, Dave has a con…
00:54:20 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
A new tune for privacy.
This week, we are joined by Brad Auerbach from Outside GC, who is talking about their research on "Trailblazing Tennessee Legislation – the ELVIS Act." Ben has the story of parents suing over a bad g…
00:50:06 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Cyber momentum in motion.
This week, we are joined by Joseph Jarnecki from RUSI, who is talking about their work on "What Next for the UK–Japan Cyber Partnership?" Ben takes a deep dive into the particulars of a cell phone se…
00:46:13 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
The Golden State's AI gamble.
This week, Ben Yelin is joined by Eoin Hinchy, Tines Co-Founder and CEO, sharing his perspective about straddling EU and US regulations as the AI guardrail conversation boils over. Ben's story looks …
00:51:02 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
The FOCAL approach for federal agencies.
Katie Bowen, VP & GM Global Public Sector and Defense at Synack is sharing her thoughts on CISA's new guidance on Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) Operational Cybersecurity Alignment (FOCAL) …
00:50:11 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
A nice-to-have turns into a must-have.
Josh Rosenzweig, Senior Director of AI & Innovation at Morgan Lewis, joins to discuss tackling security and compliance in the age of genAI. Ben has the story of California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoi…
00:51:16 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
The Global Race for the 21st Century [Special Edition]
In this episode, Dmitri Alperovitch discusses his book World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century with host Ben Yelin. Alperovitch highlights the rising t…
00:38:11 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Mythical beasts, real threats.
This week, we are joined by Jen Roberts and Nitansha Bansal, both Assistant Directors of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative, from the Atlantic Council, as they are sharing their report "Mythical Beasts …
00:53:38 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
The race for the twenty-first century.
This week, we are joined by Dmitri Alperovitch, author and Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, as he is talking with Ben Yelin about his book, "World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in…
01:03:35 |
Thu 19 Sep 2024
Securing the final frontier.
This week, Shane Fry from RunSafe Security joins us to discuss his work supporting the space industry with cybersecurity, as the Spacecraft Cybersecurity Act, introduced by Congressmen Frost and Beye…
00:48:53 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
The battle between tech giants and legal systems.
This week, Ben delves into the escalating clash between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge, centered around the contentious issue of content moderation on X/Twitter. Meanwhile, Dave explores a looming c…
00:43:06 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Spreading false narratives.
Adam Darrah, Vice President of Intelligence at ZeroFox, is discussing how recent high-profile events have intensified the spread of false narratives and how the role of social media platforms may pla…
00:55:28 |
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Chevron Deference no more.
This week, Michael Listner joins us to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned Chevron Deference and now requires courts to independently review a…
00:47:14 |
Thu 22 Aug 2024
The cost of identity.
On this special encore episode, we have Jeff Reich, Executive Director at the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), joins to discuss the cost of identity. Ben and Dave discuss some follow up reg…
00:41:40 |
Thu 15 Aug 2024
Navigating laws for civilian cyber corps.
Michael Razeeq, 2024 New America #SharetheMicinCyber Fellow, is discussing his research on the ways that laws governing civilian cyber corps (C3s) in states like Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and others …
00:47:56 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
The next frontier in national security.
This week, we are joined by US Congressional candidate from Oklahoma, Madison Horn, who is speaking with Ben Yelin about national security and cyberwarfare. Ben's story has an update on TikTok’s laws…
00:51:07 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
Blue screens of death: A deep dive into the Microsoft CrowdStrike outage.
This week we are joined by Caleb Barlow to discuss the legal and policy implications of the CrowdStrike incident. Early last Friday, the Microsoft CrowdStrike outage began due to a faulty update to C…
00:39:00 |
Thu 25 Jul 2024
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