Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #59: An Interview with Richard Bejtlich

Richard Bejtlich is our guest for episode 59 of the Cyberlaw Podcast. Richard is the Chief Security Strategist at FireEye, an adviser to Threat Stack, Sqrrl, and Critical Stack, and a fellow at Brookings. We explore the significance of China’s recently publicized acknowledgment that it has a cyberwar strategy, FireEye’s disclosure of a gang using hacking to support insider trading, and NSA director Rogers’s recent statement that the US may need to use its offensive cyber capabilities in ways that will deter cyberattacks. In the news roundup, class action defense litigator Jennifer Quinn-Barabanov explains why major automakers are facing cybersecurity lawsuits now, before car-hacking has caused any identifiable damage.  I explain how to keep your aging car and swap out its twelve-year-old car radio for a cool new Bluetooth enabled sound system.  Michael Vatis disassembles the “$10 million” Target settlement and casts doubt on how much victims will recover. Michael also covers the approval by a Judicial Conference advisory committee of a rule allowing warrants to extend past judicial district lines, explaining why it may not be such a big deal.  Maury Shenk, former head of Steptoe’s London office and now a lawyer and a private equity investor and adviser, jumps in to discuss the Chinese cyberwar strategy document as well as China’s effort to exclude US technology companies from its market. As always, send your questions and suggestions for interview candidates to CyberlawPodcast@steptoe.com or leave a message at +1 202 862 5785.