Beekeeper, smoker of briskets and cyber nerd. Definitely not the actor...

Joined August 2010
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New from @julianbarnes in @nytimes on our team's work at @vunatsecurity : a Chinese firm building AI not just to monitor dissidents, but to predict who might become one. This is what happens when mass surveillance meets AI. Without checks and balances, it's a preview of what's possible when these tools go unchecked. NYT: nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/po… Report: cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wpfsx/… @VanderbiltU
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“Using thousands of unique fake accounts, AI tools may soon be able to deliver individually tailored content in real time across an entire population,” write Brett Benson and Brett Goldstein. “This is cognitive warfare.” foreignaffairs.com/china/fog…
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Leaked documents from a #Chinese company called #GoLaxy reveal a chilling new playbook for information ops: an army of #AI personas, engineered to look like us, think like us … and win our trust. On @ClickHereShow, @VanderbiltU’s Brett Goldstein (@bjgol) and Brett Benson (@bvbenson) explain why the threat isn’t coming — it’s already here. LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… More from our interview in @TheRecord_Media: therecord.media/golaxy-china…
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We just published our new study: “Are Betting Markets Better than Polls at Predicting Political Elections?” sos-vo.org/system/files/rese… Curious to hear thoughts and opinions... @Polymarket @NateSilver538 @CNNPolitics @FoxNewsPolitics

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The US needs a “full-time surge” to combat the rise in cyberattacks that is undermining US national security, Paul Nakasone, recently departed head of the National Security Agency and retired four-star general, told me in an interview. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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NEW: SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency chief Paul Nakasone has been named the inaugural head of a new, national security-focused hub at Vanderbilt University. therecord.media/paul-nakason… #RSAC2024 on @TheRecord_Media
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Good morning! I spent the end of last week at the @VanderbiltU Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. Here are the headlines on @TheRecord_Media: The @NSAGov research chief on emerging tech — including ‘beyond belief’ leaps in AI therecord.media/nsa-emerging…
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod Wolters (Ret.), will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2023 Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats on May 4–5. news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/04/…

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14 Mar 2023
Looking forward to this!
The second annual #VUModernConflict23, scheduled for May 4–5, will feature @US_CYBERCOM, and @NSAGov director, Gen. Paul M. Nakasone (@CYBERCOM_DIRNSA), and @CISAgov Director Jen Easterly (@CISAJen), among other experts. news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/03/…
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9 Feb 2023
Exciting news!! Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, @USMC , will deliver a keynote address at the 2023 @VanderbiltU Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/02/… @NSAGov

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11 Jan 2023
Congrats Tuna! Awesome to have you on the @VanderbiltU team. news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/01/…

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30 Nov 2022
On now!
Join us tonight at 7pm CT to hear from Kathryn Mattie, program director at @UChicagoCAPP! She’ll discuss civic tech and UChicago’s evolving approach to it. More info on how to join: chihacknight.org/events/2022…
14 Sep 2022
While the other @brettgoldstein may have a repeat Emmy (congrats dude!) - I am excited to share that @VanderbiltU will again have the Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats in May 2023. See the 2022 highlights youtube.com/watch?v=OK4kWV4C… - LMK your thoughts for talks/panels
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19 May 2022
Anyone trying to tackle this one?
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ICYMI this weekend.
Replying to @martinmatishak
Interview highlights: — NATO's cyber hub was vandalized & Estonian systems came under attack during a recent joint exercise — Kaljulaid believes Cyber Command should ramp up "hunt forward" — Why Ukraine hasn't seen the kind of assault Estonia did in 2007 therecord.media/former-eston…
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Please send your questions for @KerstiKaljulaid to modernconflict@vanderbilt.edu
5 May 2022
.@KerstiKaljulaid (former President of #Estonia) is live at the Summit on Modern Conflict at @VanderbiltU vanderbilt.edu/modern-confli…