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A fast-paced tour through the world of cybersecurity in the Trump era, revealing the progress, paradoxes and setbacks as "the disruptor president" empowers the military to strike in cyberspace even as he gives comfort to foes, antagonizes allies and upends one of the last bastions of bipartisan consensus in American politics.
About the author
Charlie Mitchell is the author of Hacked: The Inside Story of America's Struggle to Secure Cyberspace (Rowman and Littlefield, 2016). Hacked was the first examination of the origins of cybersecurity policy in the United States and how the issue was framed and addressed from the George W. Bush administration through the Obama administration.
He is the editor and co-founder of Inside Cybersecurity, the first online news service dedicated to exploring and explaining the policy challenges of securing cyberspace. Inside Cybersecurity is an independent, premium service that goes inside Congress, the White House, the corporate boardrooms and security command centers to explain cyber policy making to a professional audience.
Charlie also writes a column on cybersecurity for the Washington Examiner that is a must-read feature for cyber insiders and concerned citizens alike. He is a regular speaker and panelist at cybersecurity events in Washington, D.C.
Charlie is the former editor-and-chief of Roll Call, the authoritative source of news on Capitol Hill. At Roll Call, Charlie built one of the most respected investigative units in the nation and drove a "hometown approach" to covering the life, times and misadventures of Congress.
