Katie Bowen, VP & GM Global Public Sector and Defense at Synack is sharing her thoughts on CISA's new guidance on Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) Operational Cybersecurity Alignment (FOCAL) Plan & federal vulnerability management practices. Ben does a deep dive into one of the biggest misconceptions about the First Amendment. Dave looks at the fallout from an alleged Chinese hack of a US telecom surveillance program.

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