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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 can help or hinder those organizations. Ben covers the groundbreaking anti-trust Court decision against Google. Dave looks at a new bill that would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat. While this...

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 lawsuit against the federal government. Dave looks at the latest ruling on privacy rights at the border. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute lega...

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 CrowdStrike's Falcon sensor software on Windows, leading to widespread "blue screens of death." The CrowdStrike IT outage has disrupted 8.5 million devices globally, causing major operational issues. In...

This week, we are joined by Dr. Peter Garraghan, CEO of Mindgard, as he is discussing UK's recently published AI security guidelines and the recommendations he made for addressing cyber security risks in AI. Dave is examining the troubling challenges of regulating deepfake porn. Ben looks at a brand new Appeals Court decision on geofencing. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer,...

This week, we are joined by Errol Weiss, CSO of Health-ISAC, and he is discussing the current threat landscape in healthcare and their contributions to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission's healthcare report. Dave and Ben discuss the latest rulings from the US Supreme Court including how the ruling will likely have a sweeping effect on regulations, including cybersecurity rules, in every sector. Wh...

George Tziahanas from Archive360 is talking about what happens when the information is no longer in boxes but could be anywhere in the world. Ben has the story of a raid on an independent journalist who leaked unaired clips from Fox News. Dave's got the story of a DC court ruling that AI generated content is not eligible for copyright protection. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a l...

This week Dave shares a story on new documents revealing Jacobs Technology's role in equipping local law enforcement with advanced cell-site simulators (CSS), and discreetly integrating it into vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado. Ben shares the story of a bipartisan effort to penalize platforms for hosting harmful deepfakes. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views ex...

Dan Frechtling from Boltive sits down with Ben to discuss changes in health privacy, video privacy lawsuits, and children data laws. Ben's story looks at proposed legislation coming out of Massachusetts that could ban cell site location data. Dave's got the story of comedian and author Sarah Silverman suing OpenAI over copyright infringement. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawye...

Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is sharing his thoughts on where cybersecurity has been and is going as he is leaving CISA. Ben has the story of Google laying off members of the team that reviews law enforcement data requests. Dave's got the story of teens using AI to undress their peers. While this show covers leg...

Camille Stewart Gloster, Former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House, is sharing a retrospective of her public service career. Ben discusses a new lawsuit in Illinois challenging automatic license plate readers. Dave's got the story of an AI hotline between the US and China. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. F...

This week, Ben discusses litigation related to a new online age verification law in Texas, and how it is causing uproar. Dave's got the story of congress perhaps being on their way to passing a federal privacy bill that got revamped and sailed through the House subcommittee. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official l...

Melissa Oh and Anil John from DHS' Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) join to discuss how they are working to advance software chain resiliency. Ben has the story of the FBI charging a Wisconsin man with the distribution of AI CSAM. Dave's got the story of the famous movie star, Scarlett Johansson and how she is at odds with Open AI. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer,...

Dave Hickton, Founding Director, Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security at the University of Pittsburgh, and former US Attorney, is discussing the 10th Anniversary of the first indictment of Chinese PLA actors. Ben covers TikTok’s new lawsuit against the federal government. Dave's got the story of some Senators taking issue with facial recognition at airports. While this show covers legal t...

Barbara McQuade sits down to discuss her book "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America," showing us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it. Ben discusses a fascinating case dealing with middleware and adversarial interoperability. Dave's got the story of a leak of Australian companies biometric data. Wh...

Cameron Kerry from the Brookings Institute is sharing their report entitled "Small Yards, Big Tents: How to Build Cooperation on Critical International Standards." Dave and Ben discuss AI-generated recording leading to criminal charges in Maryland based off of the interesting story of an ex-athletic director accused of framing his principal with AI and how he has been arrested at an airport with a...

Igor Volovich, VP of Compliance Strategy at Qmulos, sits down to talk with Ben Yelin about the discourse around cybersecurity incidents and their implications under the newly adopted SEC disclosure rules. Ben and Dave discuss the controversial reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA, after Congress worked into early Saturday to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act fo...

This week, Dave and Ben are joined by Robert Carolina, Senior Teaching Fellow, Information Security Group at Royal Holloway, University of London, and all three of them dive into discussing some of the subjects mentioned on the show in previous episodes, as Robert shares his thoughts on where Dave and Ben may have gone astray. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views exp...

Bryce Kennedy, President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP) joins to share his concept for a federal Department of Space. Ben and Dave sit down to discuss a possible breakthrough in online privacy at the Federal level, as well as discussing two new bills in Maryland that were just passed regarding privacy. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views...

Dave and Ben are joined by Caleb Barlow this week, and he shares his thought on what makes a good cyber lawyer, discussing about how this is rapidly becoming a different field and it brings in some very different issues. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the topics we cover, please conta...

For this week's show, Ben and Dave light up the bat signal, and discuss the multifaceted story regarding the recently announced antitrust case the US Department of Justice has launched against Apple, sharing an overview and implications of the case. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice on any of the...

Our guest this week is Byron Tau, an author who discusses his new book "MEANS OF CONTROL: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State." Ben discusses Supreme Court oral arguments on a case relating to social media censorship. Dave's got the story of congress’ potential compromise on section 702. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawy...

Dakota Cary from SentinelLabs joins us this week to discuss "China’s Cyber Revenge | Why the PRC Fails to Back Its Claims of Western Espionage." Ben has the latest story on a TikTok bill making its way through Congress. Dave's got the EFF’s brief to the 9th circuit court on software copyright limits. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute le...

Liz Martin from Dragos and Blake Benson from ABS Group are joining to talk through the latest Maritime Executive Order. Ben discusses an EU court decision on encryption. Dave's got the story of the FBI using mobile device push notifications to track down bad guys. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice...

Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber, joins to share a look at the cyber threats to the 2024 global elections. Ben and Dave both review Supreme Court oral arguments in two cases relating to state regulation of social media companies. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the views expressed do not constitute legal advice. For official legal advice o...

Jasson Casey, CEO of Beyond Identity, joins to discuss international regulation, AI and elections. Ben has the story of Air Canada’s chatbot giving a customer fake information about a refund policy. Dave's got the story of AMC proposing a settlement after allegations they violated a law that goes back to the video rental store days. While this show covers legal topics, and Ben is a lawyer, the vie...