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Lex Fridman PodcastNicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar | Lex Fridman Podcast #266
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- February 20, 2022
- Duration
- 2h 1m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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EPISODE LINKS: Nicole's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth Nicole's Website: https://nytimes.com/by/nicole-perlroth Nicole's Book: https://amzn.to/3sOQjrs PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - Zero-day vulnerability 6:56 - History of hackers 21:48 - Interviewing hackers 25:50 - Ransomware attack 38:34 - Cyberwar 51:42 - Cybersecurity 1:00:49 - Social engineering 1:17:42 - Snowden and whistleblowers 1:27:12 - NSA 1:36:59 - Fear for cyberattacks 1:44:30 - Self-censorship 1:48:51 - Advice for young people 1:54:08 - Hope for the future SOCIAL:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostNicole Perlroth
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Nicole Perlroth, Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar | Lex Fridman Podcast #266 explores Inside Zero-Days: Nicole Perlroth Warns of Digital Doomsday Arms Race Nicole Perlroth explains the shadowy global market for zero‑day vulnerabilities, how governments and brokers buy and weaponize them, and why this fuels a new era of “mutually assured digital destruction.”
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