2020 Elections Will Be a Cyber-war That Leaves the U.S. At a Disadvantage

Richard Clarke has never been shy about highlighting the security vulnerabilities of the United States. He came to national prominence by attacking the Bush Administration for its failure to stop the 9-11 attacks. His new book The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats (Penguin,July 2019), written with Robert Knake, is a deep dive into how digital technologies might be used against the U.S. and what we can do to protect against them.

Clarke has decades of experience to back up his opinions. He worked in US State Department during President Ronald Reagan's administration and was Bill Clinton's chief counter-terrorism adviser on the National Security Council. He also served's Adam Piore caught up with him recently to discuss how nation-states are weaponizing cyberspace and what it means for national security.