Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, there can be no denying that the U.S. is now facing threats entirely different from anything we’ve seen in the first 230 years of our democracy.

From Edward Snowden, to Chelsea Manning, to Julian Assange, to - well, all of Russia - the cyber-threats are real, and they are only increasing in scale and complexity.

Yet our legislators appear to be woefully ignorant of how these attacks work, how to defend against them and, most prominently, how to prevent them.

In this episode of the InSecurity Podcast, Lee Mangold sits down with Matt Stephenson and Jack McHugh to discuss what part government needs to play in the overall scheme of cybersecurity.

Lee spent 14 years working as a government contractor developing training systems and cybersecurity technologies. Now he is a Candidate for District 28 in the Florida State House of Representatives.