Alex Crowther - Cybersecurity in 2025

The FBI says Russia has compromised SMS messaging, Zoom enabled spying by China, and Edward Snowden claimed the NSA is watching all of it. Do any of us have privacy these days? Alex Crowther discusses the trends & challenges with cybersecurity & offers recommendations on the best platforms to keep your messaging, email & online data secure. Alex Crowther is a Non Resident Senior Fellow at Center for European Policy Analysis; Professor of Practice at Florida International University; Owner/Operator at Granite Action LLC; Director of Research at the Ranger Policy and Leadership Center; Life member of MCPA. Alex career experience includes roles with NATO, as a former Researcher at the US National Defense University and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI, the Army's think tank), Adjunct Senior Political Scientist at RAND, as Senior Analyst at Wikistrat, and extensive military experience with the US Army. Alex has a BA & MS Int'l Relations from Tufts University;a PhD in International Development from Tulane University, and joins us today to discuss current topics in cyber threats and security. LINKS & RESOURCES: Alex Crowther (LinkedIn Profile) https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexcrowther/ Alex Crowther (Florida International University) https://gordoninstitute.fiu.edu/our-impact/people/adjunct-faculty/profiles/alexander-crowther,-ph.d..html Russian Telco SMS Infiltration https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa24-249a China Zoom Spying https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/7/zoom-hit-allegations-enabling-spying-china-hackers/ Where To Enable 2FA Right Now https://infosecguide.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/22-sites-where-you-should-enable-two-factor-authentication-right-now/ Full List of Sites With Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) https://2fawebsites.github.io/