Advancing Cyber

In this episode of Advancing Cyber host Cristin Flynn Goodwin kicks off a two-part conversation with renowned cryptographer Dr. Brian LaMacchia, founder of Farcaster Consulting Group and former Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft and head of the Security & Cryptography team in Microsoft Research. Before we dive into quantum in the next episode, we start with the essential foundation: cryptogra...

We live in a world of vibe-coding and AI security, but how we got here is a longer story. With over 50 years in software and security, Steve Lipner lived through and drove many of the origins of our industry’s early efforts in software security and he is our featured guest on Advancing Cyber’s Origin Stories series with our host, Cristin Flynn Goodwin. Steve is the former head of the Microsoft Sec...

With the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act of 2015 in suspension, threat intelligence and incident response teams are playing with a new set of rules. Advancing Cyber host and ACL Managing Partner Cristin Flynn Goodwin breaks down the top 7 things that cyber responders should do today until a new bill is passed.

On this episode of the Advancing Cyber podcast, host Cristin Flynn Goodwin, former CISA Executive Assistant DirectorJeff Greene, and current Snohomish County, Washington Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Doug Cavit unpack the recent cybersecurity responsibilities shifting from federal to state and local authorities. Jeff and Doug explore the implications of this shift, including resource a...

This is the exciting second half of the Advancing Cyber Origin Stories conversation with Katie Moussouris , hacker, founder and CEO of Luta Security, and cybersecurity pioneer. The technical and legal worlds collide here, with Katie and host Cristin Flynn Goodwin discussing the importance of cybersecurity standards, and the role of export control incybersecurity and its restrictions on software. K...

In this episode of the Advancing Cyber Podcast, we talk with Katie Moussouris, hacker, founder and CEO of Luta Security,and pioneer in vulnerability disclosure and responsible security research. Katie shares her experiences from her early days of cybersecurity and unpacks the evolution of vulnerability disclosure and the pressures on the security research community, managing bug bounties and worki...

The drumbeat for “hacking back” resurfaces in public policy circles every few years, usually coinciding with a rise in cyber attacks. It’s a logical, emotional response. An attacker has stolen sensitive data, and frustrated victims ask, “How can we fight back?” Emotionally, it feels justified. Technically, it’s a minefield. From a policy standpoint, it’s an issue that bogs down in liability, unint...

Christopher Painter is a globally recognized leader on cyber policy, cyber diplomacy, cybersecurity, and combating cybercrime. Chris been at the vanguard of cyber issues for over 30 years, first as a federal prosecutor handling some of the most high-profile cyber cases in the United States, including the prosecution of hacker Kevin Mitnik, as a senior official at the U.S. Department of Justice, Co...

The Government Policy Pioneer: Richard A. Clarke Episode 1 of the Origin Stories begins with the founder ofmuch of our modern cybersecurity policy, Richard Clarke. Dick served in the White House for ten years under three different presidents. He is responsible for so much of our early cyber policy, developed the first national strategy to defend cyberspace, and has been an influential voice in glo...

In this episode of  Advancing Cyber , Cristin Flynn Goodwin unpacks the growing concerns surrounding DeepSeek , a Chinese AI provider driving headlines for its powerful AI model built with cheaper and lower-power chips than its Western counterparts. While this breakthrough raises questions about AI efficiency and affordability, it sparks serious privacy concerns , and many have been quick to...

The EU has taken the lead in cybersecurity regulation, and the business impacts are already being felt worldwide. On this episode of Advancing Cyber , Cristin Flynn Goodwin is joined by Chris Hale, Senior Director for Cyber and National Security Law at Cisco, and Emily Lemaire, Financial Services Regulatory Lawyer at Covington & Burling, to unpack Europe’s leading cybersecurity regulations – the D...

Information sharing used to be about trusted exchanges with those who had data to trade. Today, that information comes from the multi-billion-dollar threat intelligence industry and the experts who hunt threat actors and cyber criminals. On this episode of Advancing Cyber, Cyber Threat Alliance President and CEO Michael Daniel and Professor and cyber threat intelligence expert Sergio Caltagirone e...

Natural disasters have been hitting the United States hard in 2024, and programs designed to help ensure telecommunications resiliency have been working well in the background to keep people connected and facilitate response. In this episode of Advancing Cyber , host Cristin Flynn Goodwin, joined by telecommunications policy expert Kathryn Condello and telecommunications and cybersecurity veteran...

At the heart of the debate on this episode of Advancing Cyber is a fundamental question: Is “artificial intelligence” itself a critical infrastructure? Join host Cristin Flynn Goodwin, legal expert David Simon, policy leader Jason Healey, and technical expert Jesper Johanssen as they talk through a hypothetical nation state attack against AI to unpack how government and industry would respond. The...

The CrowdStrike aftermath, the rise of AI regulations that can’t keep pace with technical change, and nation state actors testing and using AI in cyberattacks. In this premiere episode of Advancing Cyber, host Cristin Flynn Goodwin is joined by Jason Kikta, CISO at Automox, Jen Ellis, Founder of NextJen Security, and Jessica Herrera-Flanigan, Partner at Monument Advocacy, to dive deep and dissect...

Advancing Cyber breaks down the leading issues in cybersecurity – incidents, law, public policy, and technology – from diverse expert perspectives to highlight what really matters.  Hosted by Cristin Flynn Goodwin, cyber law and policy expert for 25 years with the world’s largest technology companies, Advancing Cyber brings together experts in cybersecurity technology, law, and policy to expl...