Christopher Ahlberg: Building a Safer Future

08/30/22 • 57 min

Christopher Ahlberg is the founder and CEO of Recorded Future, a cyberintelligence firm that sold for $780 million in 2019. He formerly co-founded the business intelligence software company Spotfire.

Christopher and Auren discuss the global cybercrime landscape, from emerging threats and ransomware gangs to international conflicts and the geopolitics of taking down hackers. They dive into how the US can improve its cyber defenses, both in the public and private spheres, and talk about the sprawling US security apparatus. They also discuss cyber operations in Ukraine and what we can expect from future conflicts.

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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Christopher on Twitter @cahlberg.

Christopher Ahlberg is the founder and CEO of Recorded Future, a cyberintelligence firm that sold for $780 million in 2019. He formerly co-founded the business intelligence software company Spotfire.

World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.

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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Christopher on Twitter @cahlberg.

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Auren and Terry discuss the changes in the markets over the last few months and what they expect from the M&A landscape in the near term. Terry shares his thoughts on the long-term outlook for consolidation in the media and advertising space and where he thinks the next most innovative companies will appear in adtech.

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You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Mark at @Mark_Penn.