logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2017
16m 22s

Election hacking, influence operations, ...

N2K Networks
About this episode
In today's podcast we hear about the report on Russian election hacking and influence operations the US Director of National Intelligence released Friday. Election hacking? Not really, but influence operations? You bet. Robert M. Lee from Dragos Security weighs in on the report. European authorities worry about Russia inserting itself into 2017 elections. La ... Show More
Up next
Yesterday
The court draws a privacy line.
The Supreme Court limits geofence warrants. DHS moves to expand CISA. The State Department offers $10 million for Russian hackers. A legal theory could reshape EU-U.S. data sharing. Plus, cyberattacks hit D.C. housing, Oracle and SimpleHelp flaws face active exploitation, malware ... Show More
24m 50s
Jun 29
AI behind the velvet rope.
The White House keeps frontier AI models on a short leash. Russian threat actors increasingly target secure messaging platforms. DirtyClone is a high-severity Linux kernel privilege escalation flaw. An investigation claims federal websites are violating privacy rules. Microsoft d ... Show More
28m 53s
Jun 28
Space supply chain pressures. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]
Despite the space sector seeing greater investment and attention year-over-year, the sector still remains bound by an outdated and ineffective supply chain, especially in the United States. In this week’s episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Doug Anderson, Partner at PwC, ... Show More
27m 33s
Recommended Episodes
May 2024
How Russian disinformation could skew EU election — and whether Europe can fight it
Ursula von der Leyen made a promise this week: if she secures another term as president of the European Commission, she will prioritize beefing up the EU's defenses against malicious disinformation from Moscow. It's a top-of-agenda issue for many in Brussels and across the bloc, ... Show More
33m 49s
Feb 2024
CISA Goes Rogue: How Cybersecurity Became Censorship | 2.25.24
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency faces claims it censors the American public and interferes in elections. After the debunked Russian collusion narrative and the Twitter files, some lawmakers now want to see the agency completely dismantled. Get the facts first ... Show More
27m 50s
Feb 2020
Russia, Russia, Russia! Our President's One Track Mind
You may think that all Donald Trump thinks about is himself. Or his latest grift. Or cheeseburgers. But when you look at his recent behavior, it looks like even with impeachment behind him, our president saves most of his bandwidth for the land of Tchaikovsky, Putin and borscht.  ... Show More
40m 1s
Apr 2024
Americanswers: How vulnerable is Trump, does Biden have an image problem and will Russia interfere in the election?
The Americast team have left the safety of the podcast studio for an old fashioned radio phone-in! 5 Live listeners were given the opportunity on Wednesday to quiz all of our hosts on the issues that matter going into the 2024 presidential election. Nothing was off the table as w ... Show More
37m 52s
Mar 2022
Tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites
NewsGuard – tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites False claims and misinformation about Ukraine and its allies have been rife online for months. Now a new tracking centre, which monitors Russian-Ukraine disinformation, has been set up and has published its first re ... Show More
38m 55s