As a co-teacher of Stanford University’s Introduction to Cybersecurity course, Riana Pfefferkorn regularly had to guide enterprising students away from violating the law. And it was one of those laws, the federal wire fraud statute, that initially caused her to connect with Caleb and Greg. In this conversation, the three of them discuss Jeff Skilling, cybersecurity, hacker movies, and more.

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CONNECT WITH RIANNA
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Sources:
Stanford University Institute for Human-Centerd Artificial Intelligence
Hack Lab: Introduction to Cybersecurity [Stanford Law School]
Riana Pfefferkorn, Shooting the Messenger: Remediation of Disclosed Vulnerabilities as CFAA “Loss” [Richmond Journal of Law & Technology]
Skilling v. United States [Wikipedia]

03:29 Riana's Background and Career
05:41 Teaching Cybersecurity at Stanford
06:06 Student Concerns and Legal Advice
10:18 Wire Fraud Episode Feedback
14:16 Federal Anti Hacking Law
20:55 Honest Services Fraud Explained
25:10 Stanford's Notorious Alumni
28:56 Exploring the Nuances of American Corruption
29:19 Supreme Court's Take on Honest Services Fraud
31:59 The Role of Wire Fraud in Federal Prosecutions
37:04 Cybersecurity: Making It Accessible and Understandable
42:39 The Importance of Security Hygiene
50:30 White Hat Hackers and Their Role in Cybersecurity
54:55 Future Directions in Cybersecurity and Legal Accountability