Ran Levi on Hacking, Cybersecurity, and Ransomware

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Mike talks with Ran Levi, author of Battle of Minds: The History of Computer Malware and host of the Malicious Life podcast, which explores the people and the stories behind the cyber security industry and its evolution. Mike and Ran discuss Russian hacking into Democratic and Republican systems, potential hacking into state election systems, why paper ballots are a really good idea, the cybersecurity threat posed by Russia, North Korea, and terrorist organizations, the most common vulnerabilities and what governments aren't doing to protect themselves, and more. Ran Levi on Twitter Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to politicsguys.com/support Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:56.2	Welcome to the politics guys, a place for a bipartisan, rational, and civil debate on American
1:01.1	politics and policy. I'm Michael Barronowski, a political scientist at North Kentucky University.
1:06.6	My guest today is Rand Levy, author of Battle of Minds, the History of Computer Malware,
1:11.7	and host of the Malicious Life Podcast, which explores the people and the stories
1:16.7	behind the cybersecurity industry and its revolution, and evolution, sorry.
1:22.2	Rand Levy, welcome to the show.
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