Inside the FBI: Cyber, Counterintelligence, and Career Paths

About this episode

In this episode, retired FBI agent Matt Osegard discusses his career in cybersecurity and counterintelligence, sharing insights on training and the evolution of cybercrime.

Send us Fan Mail and we can reply directly! In this episode, we interview Matt Osegard, a retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent with over 21 years of experience in cybersecurity and counterintelligence investigations. Matt shares his journey from Army officer and classroom teacher to leading cyber and counterintelligence operations inside the FBI. We discuss: What training at Quantico is actually likeHow agents get assigned to cyber and counterintelligence rolesThe evolution of cybercrime an...

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Osegard

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• counterintelligence
• FBI career paths
• cybercrime evolution
• military to civilian transition

Keywords

• FBI
• cybersecurity
• counterintelligence
• Matt Osegard
• Quantico
• cybercrime
• career paths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, Army

Places: Quantico

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