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We trace Jake’s unlikely route from journalism to the White House, how DEF CON’s Voting Village began, and why imposter syndrome can be a secret advantage when paired with relentless learning. Then we pull apart cyber strategy, Stuxnet’s signal value, and a plan to choke fentanyl through targeted offensive operations against cartels’ digital lifelines.
• launching a policy career by building expert networks
• founding the DEF CON Voting Village and publishing policy insights
• managing imposter syndrome with trusted advisors and study
• shifting from shields up to active defense in cyber
• why Stuxnet’s visibility served a political goal
• using law enforcement cyber tactics beyond ransomware
• how fentanyl economics and pill presses scaled harm
• China’s precursor role and Sinaloa’s market pivot
• Coast Guard and HSI authorities for upstream disruption
• making fentanyl unprofitable through targeted cyber pressure
Find Jake on LinkedIn: Jake Bronn
Book: Fentanyl, The Mass Poisoning Of America And The Cartel Behind It
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Chapters
1. Host Intro And Show Growth (00:00:00)
2. Jake’s Unusual Path Into Cyber (00:04:03)
3. Birth Of DEF CON’s Voting Village (00:13:48)
4. Imposter Syndrome And Learning Fast (00:21:38)
5. Policy Power Through Networks (00:30:03)
6. U.S. Cyber Posture And Signaling (00:38:03)
7. Stuxnet, Strategy, And Deterrence (00:47:13)
8. Law Enforcement In Cyberspace (00:56:13)
9. Fentanyl Economics And Supply Chains (01:04:33)
10. China, Precursors, And Sinaloa (01:14:33)
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