72: Cyber Resilience in a High-Risk World with Sean Cairncross and Sanjay Poonen

About this episode

Tammy Haddad discusses cyber resilience and the evolving role of AI in cybersecurity with Sean Cairncross and Sanjay Poonen.

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Sean Cairncross, White House National Cyber Director, and Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president of Cohesity, for a live conversation recorded at The House at 1229 in Washington, D.C. They discuss President Trump’s new cyber strategy and cybercrime executive order, the growing role of the private sector in protecting critical infrastructure, and how AI is reshaping both cyber risk and cyber defense.

People in this episode

Host: Tammy Haddad

Guests: Sean Cairncross, Sanjay Poonen

Topics covered

• cyber resilience
• cyber strategy
• cybercrime
• private sector
• critical infrastructure
• AI in cybersecurity

Keywords

• cyber resilience
• cyber strategy
• AI
• cyber defense
• critical infrastructure
• cybercrime
• private sector

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: White House, Cohesity, President Trump

Places: Washington, D.C.

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