Why Hacking and Cyberwarfare is Big Business for Russia, the Mafia and CIA | Eric Cole




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Summary: Eric Cole (<a href="https://twitter.com/drericcole">@drericcole)</a> is arguably the #1 cyber security expert in the US with a resume including the Obama administration, the CIA, the Gates Foundation and CTO of McAfee and was inducted into the 2014 InfoSecurity Hall of Fame.<br> Eric is an expert in information technology, with a focus on secure network design, perimeter defense, penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, and intrusion detection systems. He has also authored many books, including <a href="https://amzn.to/2F6p9Fe">Online Danger</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2SYWa9Z">Advanced Persistent Threat</a> and many more, an inventor with more than 20 patents and the founder of <a href="https://secure-anchor.com/">Secure Anchor</a>, an elite cybersecurity consulting firm.<br>  <br> <br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * The importance of cybersecurity and why hacking always gets easier<br> * What the CIA does when it comes to cyberwarfare<br> * Why the US is actually one of the biggest perpetrators of hacking worldwide<br> * What is the future of politics in a post-Trump world<br> * Which monopoly scares Eric the most and why<br> * How Alexa and smart home devices drive even greater surveillance and tyranny<br> * Why Eric is terrified of autonomous vehicles and thinks they’re overhyped<br> * How Eric views social media and our future<br> * Why politicians probably can’t fix the cybersecurity threat<br> * How to think about increased polarization<br> * What Russia taught us about social media and influence<br> * Is Huawei actually a threat to US infrastructure<br> <br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Eric Cole (<a href="https://twitter.com/drericcole">@drericcole)</a> is arguably the #1 cyber security expert in the US with a resume including the Obama administration, the CIA, the Gates Foundation and CTO of McAfee and was inducted into the 2014 InfoSecurity Hall of Fame.<br> Eric is an expert in information technology, with a focus on secure network design, perimeter defense, penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, and intrusion detection systems. He has also authored many books, including <a href="https://amzn.to/2F6p9Fe">Online Danger</a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/2SYWa9Z">Advanced Persistent Threat</a> and many more, an inventor with more than 20 patents and the founder of <a href="https://secure-anchor.com/">Secure Anchor</a>, an elite cybersecurity consulting firm.<br>  <br> <br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * The importance of cybersecurity and why hacking always gets easier<br> * What the CIA does when it comes to cyberwarfare<br> * Why the US is actually one of the biggest perpetrators of hacking worldwide<br> * What is the future of politics in a post-Trump world<br> * Which monopoly scares Eric the most and why<br> * How Alexa and smart home devices drive even greater surveillance and tyranny<br> * Why Eric is terrified of autonomous vehicles and thinks they’re overhyped<br> * How Eric views social media and our future<br> * Why politicians probably can’t fix the cybersecurity threat<br> * How to think about increased polarization<br> * What Russia taught us about social media and influence<br> * Is Huawei actually a threat to US infrastructure<br> <br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>