In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with the country’s first national cyber director, Chris Inglis, about his office’s mandate, its mission, and the top cyber threats facing the U.S. today. Inglis and Morell discuss the prevalence of ransomware and why countries like Russia and China might tolerate the presence of criminal hackers on their soil. Inglis also talks about why deterrence in cyberspace is difficult, and how the U.S. government is engaging the private sector to bolster cyber defenses. This episode was produced in partnership with the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.
Highlights
- Heightened cyber threat today: “What we’ve seen is that…transgressors, criminals to nation states, they’re brazen – [they] cross anybody’s definition of a red line. They’re indiscriminate. You don’t need to be the target to be the victim. And they’re impactful, having borderline existential effects on the conduct of national security functions, critical functions and the conduct of our daily lives. We’re not resilient and robust against…
