This Does Not Compute

This CSIS podcast series, funded by FireEye, interviews cybersecurity experts from different sectors to explore the effectiveness of cyber red lines and the different roles the government and private sectors have in cybersecurity policy. John Nagengast is Director of Government Solutions at AT&T. Prior to joining AT&T he worked for the National Security Agency for almost 38 years. At NSA he held several senior positions including Principal Director of Corporate Strategy and Assistant Deputy Director for Information Security. In 1987 he was appointed as a member of the Senior Executive Service.

This CSIS podcast series, funded by FireEye, interviews cybersecurity experts from different sectors to explore the effectiveness of cyber red lines and the different roles the government and private sectors have in cybersecurity policy. Ellen Nakashima is a national security reporter for The Washington Post. She focuses on issues relating to intelligence, technology and civil liberties. She previously served as a Southeast Asia correspondent for the paper. She wrote about the presidential candidacy of Al Gore and co-authored a biography of Gore, and has also covered federal agencies, Virginia state politics and local affairs. She joined the Post in 1995.

This CSIS podcast series, funded by FireEye, interviews cybersecurity experts from different sectors to explore the effectiveness of cyber red lines and the different roles the government and private sectors have in cybersecurity policy. Stewart A. Baker is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. Previously he was the first Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy for President George W. Bush from 2005-2009. He previously served as the NSA General Counsel from 1992-1994.

This CSIS podcast series, funded by FireEye, interviews cybersecurity experts from different sectors to explore the effectiveness of cyber red lines and the different roles the government and private sectors have in cybersecurity policy. John Gilligan is President of Gilligan Group, a Virginia-based consulting company specializing in government information technology. He has over 25 years of managerial experience in leading large information technology organizations. He has expertise in business strategy, organizational innovation, program implementation, and cyber security. Recently, he was a member of the Obama-Biden Transition Review Teams focused on information technology within the defense and intelligence communities.

Teri Takai is the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration and the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (ASD (NII) / DoD CIO). She serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Information Management/Information Technology and Information Assurance as well as non-intelligence Space systems, critical satellite communications, navigation, and timing programs, spectrum and telecommunications. In this podcast, she will discuss her top priorities as CIO, and her role in securing the Department of Defense’s networks and data.

Stewart Baker is a partner in the Washington law firm of Steptoe & Johnson. From 2005 to 2009, he was assistant secretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior to that, he served as general counsel to the Silverman-Robb Commission, investigating the failures of U.S. intelligence on Iraqi WMD. From 1992 to 1994, he was general counsel of the National Security Agency. Mr. Baker is the author of the second annual McAfee report on critical infrastructure “In the Dark: Crucial Industries Confront Cyberattacks." He will discuss the main findings of the report in this podcast.

Tom Kellermann is the Vice President of Security and Government Affairs for Core Security. In this role, he is responsible for helping industry and government partners reduce risk and improve security practices and policies. He is also a Professor at American University’s School of International Service. In this podcast, Mr. Kellermann discusses cyber risk and financial institutions with Katrina Timlin.

John Gilligan, the President of the Gilligan Group, is a former CIO of both the Air Force and the Department of Energy. Recently, he was a member of the Obama – Biden Transition Review Teams focused on information technology within the defense and intelligence communities. In this podcast, Mr. Gilligan discussed cybersecurity and cloud computing with Katrina Timlin.

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver was interviewed about the new path for NASA.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is the chair of the Cybersecurity Task Force, established by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to evaluate cyber threats to the United States and issue recommendations to the U.S. intelligence community. In this podcast he discusses cybersecurity issues with Denise Zheng.