Amy Zegart, Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster discuss Israel's intel failure, TikTok's national security threat, campus unrest, anti-American sentiment, and Austrian economics in South America. They also debate the best fast-food burger and playfully discuss their chances in a UFC fight.

Cybersecurity expert Amy Zegart discusses the national security threats posed by TikTok and the rapid evolution of cybersecurity due to AI. The podcast delves into government and corporate cybersecurity efforts, global cyber threats and preparedness, the impact of misinformation, and the evolving role of corporations in national security. Amy highlights the challenges in sustaining cyber operations during conflicts and the importance of AI in enhancing cybersecurity intelligence.

Last week, the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security and Lawfare hosted an event with Amy Zegart, a professor at Stanford University and one of the leading academic analysts of the intelligence community, to talk about her new book, “Spies, Lies, and Algorithms.”David Priess hosted her for this live recording of the podcast, and they talked about intelligence education, about problems with the current structure of congressional oversight of the intelligence community, about the public role of intelligence in the crisis with Russia and Ukraine, about the growing role of open source information in intelligence, and much more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.