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    Private Companies on the Cyberwar Frontlines

    No missiles are flying or guns firing, but the US is engaged in warfare with China and other nations.  It’s hackers, not soldiers, who are on the front lines.  The Military-Internet Complex is a growing part of America’s defense budget…with intimate ties to private industry.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 26, 2014 • 1 min read

    No missiles are flying or guns firing, but the US is engaged in warfare with China and other nations. It’s hackers, not soldiers, who are on the front lines. The Military-Internet Complex is a growing part of America’s defense budget…with intimate ties to private industry. In his new book, @ War, Shane Harris writes that “The armies of nations will inevitably meet one another on the cyber battlefield. But the armies of corporations will meet there, too.” We speak with Harris, a senior correspondent at the Daily Beast, and with cyber-warrior Shawn Henry, president of CrowdStrike.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Shane Harris

      Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security

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      Shawn Henry

      CrowdStrike

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice
    1. 1:44EPA Announces Tough New Smog-Cutting Rules
    2. 8:34Blacks, Whites and Access to Justice
    3. 41:19Private Companies on the Cyberwar FrontlinesYou’re reading this
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