Charlie mitchell is the author of a new book. Cyber in the age of trump. The unraveling of Americas National security policy. Before we get into the essence, what gives you a background in cybersecurity . I used to be editor of roll call. I worked at inside washington publishers. We do deep dive coverage into policy areas. Cybersecurity kept popping up. This was in 2012 or so. We looked at taking a deeper dive into it. We started investigating this and decided to start a new publication called inside cybersecurity that focused on the development of cyber policy. That wasnt that long ago, but it really was the stage of creation for a lot of this. I think president george w. Bush was the first one who started getting into cyber as a major policy area. It exploded under the Obama Administration. Cutting across so many issue areas. We decided to create something that would give readers an idea of where the policy arc was going. We covered it through the Second Obama Administration into the
Washington publishers. We do a lot of deep dive coverage into policy areas, including defense and health and energy environment, and cybersecurity kept popping up. This was in 2012 or so. We started looking at taking a deeper dive into it and myself and a colleague started to investigate. We decided to start a new publication called inside cybersecurity that with a focus on the development of cyber policy. That wasnt that long ago but it really was the stage of creation for a lot of this. I think president george w. Bush was the first one who really started getting into cyber as a major policy area, and then it just exploded under the Obama Administration. It was cutting across a different issue areas that we decided to create something that would give readers an idea of where the policy arc was going. We covered it through the Second Obama Administration into the Trump Administration, and a lot of the book, i wrote an earlier book called hacked which was about cyber during the obama y
This is a wonderful read. When i started it i was sort of like this is going be too much information. I will be able to take it in. Its fantastic. Its based on an addition to your own knowledge and research its based on over 70 interviews and youve interviewed among those the leading director of the living directors of the caa except for the current one. Its really not going to say it, its not so much about the cia directors as about the cia directors and the relationship to the white house and the president. Would you agree with that . Thanks for the kind words about the book, because one of the things i really tried to do, maybe above all, was to humanize these directors. I was lucky because it is a cast of characters never couldve dreamt up, from dick helms act in the 60s was the quintessential cia director bob gates described to me as a james bond type character. Cigarette in one hand, dry martini in the other who could walk into the oval office and tell lbj that the domino theory
Cybersecurity kept popping up. Was in 2012 or so. Deepered at taking a dive into it. We started investigating this and decided to start a new publication called inside cybersecurity that focused on the development of cyber policy. That long ago, but it really was the stage of creation for a lot of this. Bushnk president george w. Was the first one who started getting into cyber as a major policy area. It exploded under the Obama Administration. Cutting across so many issue areas. Something to create that would give readers an idea of where the policy arc was going. We covered it through the Second Obama Administration into the Trump Administration. I wrote an earlier book called theed about cyber during obama years. Really, the beginnings a lot of this cyber policy. I wanted to write a followup on how a new administration would treat this. That is what led to this book. When you look back at 2012, how is the sophistication of cyber growing . Low staget was at a in 2012. There were a nu
I represent the committee is on and will come to order. [inaudible] the committee of Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Good morning. Again i want to say our thoughts with those americans dealing with devastating natural disasters including the wildfires in the west and hurricane is in itself. As the churning, i remain committed to ensuring they receive the federal health needed to respond, recover and deal back stronger. Today the committee on Homeland Security is meeting for its annual hearing on worldwide threats to the homeland. Our nation recently observed the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. Nearly two decades later, we continue to mourn the nearly 3,000 lives lost that terrible day and keep their loved ones in our prayers. This committee and the department of Homeland Security were established in the wake of 9 11 to help prevent future attacks on our soi