Kemba Walden

Kemba Walden, President of the Paladin Global Institute and former Acting National Cyber Director, teams up with Devin Lynch, Senior Director at the same institute and former director in the Office of the National Cyber Director. Together, they unravel the tangled complexities of AI technology and cybersecurity. They stress the significance of robust governance to protect AI systems, the unpredictable risks tied to insecure AI, and the collaboration needed to secure U.S. infrastructure. Additionally, they explore the crucial balance between innovation and regulatory frameworks in the evolving tech landscape.

Kemba Walden recently took over from Chris Inglis as Acting National Cyber Director in the White House. She had been Principal Deputy Assistant National Cyber Director after serving in multiple cybersecurity positions in government and in the private sector.David Kris, Lawfare contributor and former Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, and Bryan Cunningham, Lawfare contributor and Executive Director of the University of California, Irvine’s Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute, sat down with Kemba to talk about the challenges and opportunities of her new role, the recently released U.S. National Cyber Strategy and the significant policy changes it announces, threats to our national and economic security from China, and a fairly long discussion of music theory.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.