39. A Former CIA Officer and Congressman’s Thoughts on Cybersecurity, AI and More – Part 2

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cyber Security Inside,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Tom and Camille continue their talk with cybersecurity expert, Managing Director at Allen and Company, and former Congressman and undercover CIA officer, Will Hurd. In Part 1, the conversation centered around AI, but this time around you’ll hear more about cybersecurity and the international threats out there, plus: </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  Digital infrastructure</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  The digital divide</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  IOT</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  Spoof robocalls</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">...and more. Check it out!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">P.S. Go back and check out Part 1 if you haven’t heard it yet!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here are some key take-aways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  Our infrastructure plans have to include more than bridges and roads – they need to include a digital infrastructure. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  There are three elements to the digital divide: device, connectivity, and the knowledge of how to use the device once it’s connected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  Studies show that nearly a third of our country does not have access to high-speed internet. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  Because we live in such a connected world, there’s an increased area for attack. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  Security needs to be baked into IOT and it’s not.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">•  We can’t only focus on what’s happened in the past. We have to anticipate the cybersecurity threats of the future. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Some interesting quotes from today’s episode:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weigh