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Cyber Space ft. Jeanette Manfra

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.832.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In this sample of the Cyber Space podcast, Jeanette Manfra, the former assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), speaks with host John Carlin about the differences between cybersecurity in the government and private sector. In the full episode, Manfra also discusses Manfra’s time serving in Iraq, how she got into cybersecurity, and her new role as Director of Government Security and Compliance at Google Cloud. Cyber Space is the newest podcast for members of CAFE Insider. Every other Friday, Carlin, who led the Justice Department’s National Security Division, explores issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and law with leaders who’ve made an impact in the world of cybersecurity. To listen to the full episode and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, try the membership free for 2 weeks: cafe.com/insider Sign up to receive a free weekly newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig, and more: cafe.com/brief Cyber Space is produced by CAFE Studios. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, David Kurlander, Sam Ozer-Staton. Cyber Space is produced in association with Brooklyn Law School’s BLIP clinic. Special thanks to Amanda Kadish,Isabel Agosto, Jordan Khorshad, and Motty Rivki. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi folks, John Carlin here.

0:03.2

As many of you know, Cyberspace is a cafe insider podcast that I host every other Friday.

0:09.4

Guests who made a significant impact in the world of cybersecurity, join me to explore

0:14.7

issues at the intersection of tech, law, and policy.

0:19.5

My guest this week is Jeanette Manfra.

0:22.2

For more than a decade, she served as one of the nation's top cybersecurity officials

0:26.9

at the Department of Homeland Security, where she oversaw a range of programs to protect

0:32.4

the country's digital infrastructure, including strengthening election systems, and fighting

0:37.6

foreign disinformation.

0:39.6

In January, Manfra joined Google as the Global Director for Security and Compliance within

0:45.1

its Google Cloud division.

0:47.8

We discussed her path to government service, where she helped establish the nation's first

0:53.0

civilian cyber defense agency, much in the news after the firing of Chris Krebs.

0:58.6

We'll also discuss the importance of coordination between the public and private sector and the

1:04.3

need for both the U.S. government and corporations to attract and retain top cyber talent.

1:11.1

Today, we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned with Preed.

1:16.6

To listen to the full episode, head to cafe.com-insider and try out the membership free for two

1:24.9

weeks.

1:25.9

Interested students with a valid.edu email can head to cafe.com-insider-students.

1:32.5

To the many of you who have chosen to join the insider community, thank you for supporting

1:37.3

our work.

1:44.3

How for the first time in your career, you're in the private sector on the other side of

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