Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff: Rising up to meet evolving global security challenges

May 29, 2024
In an exclusive interview with SecurityDNA host Steve Lasky, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, co-founder and executive chairman of The Chertoff Group, reveals the trends he sees in the convergence of cyber risk, physical risk, and protecting personnel, global assets and the supply chain.

From Ukraine, Israel and Gaza to the influence of the Houthis in the Red Sea to the ever-present specter of China, the global security environment is brimming with challenges. Add to it the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, a presidential election year and the ever-present threat of cybercrime and security officials face a truly complex threat landscape.

In an exclusive interview with SecurityDNA host Steve Lasky, former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, co-founder and executive chairman of The Chertoff Groupreveals the trends he sees in the convergence of cyber risk, physical risk, and protecting personnel, global assets and the supply chain. He also discusses his concerns about artificial intelligence and how deepfakes and other deception could impact free and fair elections this year.

About the Author

Steve Lasky | Editorial Director, Editor-in-Chief/Security Technology Executive

Steve Lasky is a 34-year veteran of the security industry and an award-winning journalist. He is the editorial director of the Endeavor Business Media Security Group, which includes the magazine's Security Technology Executive, Security Business, and Locksmith Ledger International, and the top-rated website SecurityInfoWatch.com. He is also the host of the SecurityDNA podcast series.Steve can be reached at [email protected]