What does industry think of the White House's cybersecurity strategy?
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Bob Ackerman discusses the implications of the White House's cybersecurity strategy and the industry's response to it.
Bob Ackerman (founder of Allegis Cyber and a partner at DataTribe) joins Safe Mode to talk about where the new national cybersecurity strategy is trying to push the industry—especially around more open, coordinated “active disruption” with government support (and what that does not mean, like hack-back). He shares what he’s hearing from leaders who want clearer “rules of the road,” and why it’s tough to move from reactive collaboraBob Ackerman (founder of Allegiance Cyber and a partner at DataTribe) joins Safe Mode to talk about where the new national cybersecurity strategy is trying to push the industry—especially around more open, coordinated “active disruption” with government support (and what that does not mean, like hack-back). He shares what he’s hearing from leaders who want clearer “rules of the road,” and why it’s tough to move from reactive collaboration to getting ahead of threats. The conversation then turns to AI and why the next couple of years could get “a little spicy,” with offensive tooling accelerating fast and defenders struggling with visibility, noise, and prioritization. Ackerman’s bottom line: don’t get distracted by shiny objects—double down on…
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