Podcast Episodes

Cybersecurity in the states.

Season 5 Episode 269

This week, we are joined by Gary Barlet, former Federal CIO and Air Force Cyber Operations Officer and current Public Sector CTO at Illumio, to discuss how this approach to cybersecurity leaves some …

Published on 4 months ago

Who’s the boss of AI?

Season 5 Episode 268

This week on Caveat, Dave and Ben welcome back N2K’s own ⁠⁠Ethan Cook⁠⁠ for our latest policy deep dive segment. As our lead analyst, Ethan shares his knowledge of law, privacy, and surveillance on t…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

A nation divided can’t stand secure.

Season 5 Episode 267

This week, Ben discusses some major Supreme Court decisions from the just concluded 2025 term. Dave's got the story of a license plate reader company dialing back access after media reports reveal po…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyber offense in the hot seat.

Season 5 Episode 266

This week on Caveat, Dave and Ben sit down with Andy Boyd, former Director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI) and now an operating partner at AE Industrial Partners, a private equity fi…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Answering the cybersecurity call.

Season 5 Episode 221

Please enjoy this encore of Caveat.

Camille Stewart Gloster, Former Deputy National Cyber Director at the White House, is sharing a retrospective of her public service career. Ben discusses a new la…

Published on 5 months ago

The art of the breakup: Trump’s antitrust surge.

Season 5 Episode 265

This week on Caveat, Dave and Ben welcome back N2K’s own ⁠⁠⁠Ethan Cook⁠⁠⁠ for our latest policy deep dive segment. As our lead analyst, Ethan shares his knowledge of law, privacy, and surveillance on…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Deep in the tech of Texas.

Season 5 Episode 264

This week on Caveat, Ben’s got the story of Texas becoming the second—and largest—state to pass a law requiring Apple and Google to verify users' ages on app stores and get parental consent before ki…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

When AI serves up trouble.

Season 5 Episode 263

This week on Caveat, Ben’s got the story of a federal judge rejecting Google and Character.AI’s claim that their chatbot’s messages are protected free speech, allowing a wrongful death lawsuit over a…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Take it down or shut it down?

Season 5 Episode 262

This week on Caveat, Ben covers growing backlash to a federal proposal that would block states from enforcing their own AI laws for the next decade—a move critics call unconstitutional and a gift to …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Diving deep into critical infrastructure.

Season 5 Episode 261

This week on Caveat, Dave and Ben welcome back N2K’s own ⁠⁠⁠Ethan Cook⁠⁠⁠ for our latest policy deep dive segment. As our lead analyst, Ethan shares his knowledge of law, privacy, and surveillance on…

Published on 6 months ago