Aug 26, 2021
Randall Fort is a seasoned security, intelligence and technology
leader known for his grasp of enterprise mission needs and his
ability to track the rapid advancing capabilities of technology to
meet those needs. His background includes time as the director of
global security for Goldman Sachs. He also led one of the most
highly regarded teams of analysts in the world, the Department of
State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Randy later worked at
Raytheon and is now now the COO of QWERX. He has also been a long
standing member of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee.
Topics we discussed included:
- The nature of changes in both the physical and cybersecurity
world that began in the mid 1990’s and continue to this day - The Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research,
with a focus on the organizational dynamics that have kept this
small group performing at a masterful level - Views on the cyber threat and concepts for mitigating key
elements of the threat - An examination of the megatrends of technology and where the
convergence of multiple tech trends may be taking us - Things the US intelligence community should be considering when
it comes to future mission sets and the technologies required to
prosecute them. - The nature of the metaverse, from its beginnings in scifi to
its state today to the very near future and beyond
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