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Too Much (dis)Information

#Episode 11

Andrew Kirsch

Today, Andrew is a consultant on issues of physical, cyber, and National Security. But earlier in his career, he spent many years at the Canadian Security Intelligence Services as an intelligence officer. He was also a Security Officer enhancing the physical, information, and network security across the Ontario Public Service.

He sits on the Ontario Expert Panel on Cyber Security, which examines cyber security practices in the broader public sector.

Last year, he published his memoir, I Was Never Here, which pulls the curtain back and gives us a glimpse into the Canadian spy world.

Topics discussed:

• Ghost or human? How active should we be on social media
• The evolving nature of an intelligence office
• The importance of both gathering data and creating intelligence from analysis
• Why can’t spies break into cars anymore?!
• What is social engineering and how the bad guys are trying to befriend us

Andrew's book, I Was Never Here, can be found on Amazon.

Too Much (dis)Information

The podcast that explores everything related to disinformation and online networks. To help us make sense of the global town square that is social media, in every episode, our host speaks to a fresh voice to uncover the good, bad, and fake online.

This podcast believes that we are at a pivotal moment in the fight against disinformation. Many people apply the word disinformation to everything from fake news, bot networks, malicious actors, influence operations, manipulation, inauthentic accounts, social media imposters, OSINT threat intelligence, and much more.

So do we...

From the trends to the tools, Too Much (dis)Information brings you the experts on the front line fighting disinformation, and all its forms, across the public sector, brands, cyber security professionals, and academia.

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