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🗓️ 9 October 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this episode of Cyber Space, Shawn Henry, president of CrowdStrike, one of the world’s top cybersecurity firms, joins John Carlin to discuss election security, the threat of disinformation campaigns, and how cyber attacks have evolved over the last decade. Henry, who joined Crowdstrike in 2012 after a 24 year career in the FBI also discusses how he became involved in trying to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. 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. 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 for their help with research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi folks, John Carlin here. As many of you know, Cyberspace is a new cafe podcast that I host
0:09.0	every other Friday. Guess who've made a significant impact in the world of cybersecurity
0:14.7	join me to explore issues at the intersection of law, tech, and policy. For this week's
0:21.4	episode, I speak with Sean Henry. He's the president of CrowdStrike, one of the world's
0:27.0	leading cybersecurity firms. The company is responsible for protecting and investigating cyber-related
0:33.9	threats for clients that include the US government and some of the world's biggest corporations.
0:40.4	We discuss how to protect next month's election from cyber intrusion, the growth of cyber
0:47.4	attacks during the COVID pandemic, and how to respond to the plague of ransomware should companies
0:53.9	pay or not pay. Today we're sharing a clip from the episode with listeners of Stay Tuned
1:00.4	with Preep. To listen to the full episode, head to cafe.com slash insider and try out the membership
1:07.8	free for two weeks. Interested students with a valid.edu email can head to cafe.com slash student.
1:16.5	To the many of you who have chosen to join the insider community, thank you for supporting our work.
1:28.4	2020 compared to 2016, do you think the average consumer of misinformation is in a better
1:36.8	is in a better place today? Have we improved? Are we better postured to handle an attack?
1:42.9	You know, it's interesting, John. You and I have worked a lot of national security matters,
1:47.7	separate and apart from cyber. And we've talked about people who've been radicalized and those that
1:54.2	have been self-radicalized. And you just mentioned here a few minutes ago, social media. And how
2:00.2	social media sometimes becomes an echo chamber. And the more videos you watch about a particular
2:05.9	topic, the more videos that are similar to that are served up. And sooner rather than later,
2:13.4	that's all you see and hear about. And if that's your only source of information,
2:18.3	then it becomes reality for you. And I think we've seen a lot of that. I think social media
2:22.9	has become an echo chamber. Much like people have been radicalized by terrorist organizations. I
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