Ep 123 | 4.28.22

A new executive order on cybersecurity.

Show Notes

Lauren Van Wazer from Akamai shares her thoughts on the implications for the Biden administration’s executive order on cybersecurity, Ben's story is on a new EU landmark law aimed to force big tech companies to tackle illegal content such as limiting how digital giants target users with online ads, Dave's story is on the White house's Cyberwarfare and the power grab they are trying to demonstrate, and describes how cyber defense really became a thing throughout the last few presidential administrations.

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Podcast Info

HOST(S):

Dave Bittner is a security podcast host and one of the founders at CyberWire. He's a creator, producer, videographer, actor, experimenter, and entrepreneur. He's had a long career in the worlds of television, journalism and media production, and is one of the pioneers of non-linear editing and digital storytelling.

Ben Yelin, JD, is the Program Director for Public Policy & External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security, where he consults public and private entities on homeland security, cybersecurity and emergency management policy. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he teaches courses on electronic surveillance and the Fourth Amendment.

Schedule: Wednesdays

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