Ep 141: AI Hackers Are Here; Cybersecurity Legend Kevin Mandia Is Building the Answer

Podcast: Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist · Joe Lonsdale

Opublikowano: 2026-02-04

When Kevin Mandia’s phone rings, it’s often a Fortune 500 CEO or government leader with a billion-dollar problem. How did he become the go-to expert in cybersecurity? What new threats from AI led him back into the arena? And what is he building to protect the good guys? Kevin began his career in the U.S. Air Force, defending the U.S. military from some of the earliest cyber attacks. He went on to found and lead Mandiant, scaling it into an industry leader which Google acquired in 2022 for over $5 billion. In 2013, he famously exposed China’s mass...