National Cyber Director Chris Inglis on Stemming Cyber Threats
Intelligence Matters
CBS News
4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with the country's first National Cyber Director, Chris Inglis, about his office's mandate, its mission, and the top cyber threats facing the U.S. today. Inglis and Morell discuss the prevalence of ransomware and why countries like Russia and China might tolerate the presence of criminal hackers on their soil. Inglis also details why deterrence in cyberspace is difficult, and how the U.S. government is engaging the private sector to bolster cyber defenses. This episode was produced in partnership with the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morel. |
| 0:06.4 | Brought to you by Palantir Technologies, Foundational Software of Tomorrow, delivered today. |
| 0:12.1 | Chris Inglis is our nation's first National Cyber Director. |
| 0:15.3 | He is a career officer of the National Security Agency where he spent more than half a decade as the Deputy Director. |
| 0:21.2 | I just talk with Chris at an event at the Michael V. Hayden Center at the Sharer School at George Mason University. |
| 0:27.6 | We'll be right back with that discussion after a word from our sponsor. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Michael Morel and this is Intelligence Matters. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm CBS News Business Analyst Jill Slesinger. |
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| 1:40.2 | I'm going to dig right in Chris and I want to start with the cyber threat facing the nation. |
| 1:46.6 | You've said publicly that and I want to quote here, the threat is greater than I can ever remember. |
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