On the Verge – Interview with David Maher on Data Authentication, Blockchain, and National Security (019)

In this episode, Dr. Natasha Bajema, Director of the Converging
Risks Lab, interviews Dr. David Maher who has more than three
decades of experience in secure computing and currently serves as
Chief Technical Officer of Intertrust.  Before joining his
current company in 1999, Maher was chief scientist for AT&T
Secure Communications Systems, Head of the Secure Systems Research
Department, and security architect for AT&T’s Internet services
platform. Maher holds dozens of patents in secure computing; has
published papers in the fields of mathematics and computer science;
and has consulted with the National Science Foundation, National
Security Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Maher holds
a Ph.D. in mathematics from Lehigh University.  They discuss
the intersection of data and national security, explore the
challenges of data authentication, provenance, and disinformation,
and examine technical solutions such as blockchain. This podcast
builds upon work undertaken by the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR)
in collaboration with the European Leadership Network (ELN) to
explore the impact of emerging technologies on nuclear
decision-making and new approaches for mitigating risks. To read
more about our work, please visit CSR’s website.