#266 – Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar

Nicole Perlroth is a cybersecurity journalist and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off – ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order – Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit EPISODE LINKS: Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth Nicole’s Website: https://nytimes.com/by/nicole-perlroth Nicole’s Book: https://amzn.to/3sOQjrs PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:54) – Zero-day vulnerability (12:55) – History of hackers (27:47) – Interviewing hackers (31:49) – Ransomware attack (44:33) – Cyberwar (57:41) – Cybersecurity (1:06:48) – Social engineering (1:23:41) – Snowden and whistleblowers (1:33:11) – NSA (1:42:58) – Fear for cyberattacks (1:50:29) – Self-censorship (1:54:50) – Advice for young people (2:00:07) – Hope for the future