America the Vulnerable

Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage, Crime, and Warfare

A former top-level National Security Agency insider goes behind the headlines to explore America’s next great battleground: digital security. An urgent wake-up call that identifies our foes, unveils their methods, and charts the dire consequences for government, business, and individuals.

About Joel Brenner

Joel Brenner is a former senior counsel at the National Security Agency, where he advised on legal and policy issues relating to network security. Previously, he served as the national counterintelligence executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and as NSA’s inspector general. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A.), The London School of Economics (Ph.D.), and Harvard Law School (J.D.). Brenner currently practices law in Washington, D.C. at Cooley LLP, specializing in cyber-security and related issues.

Media

Articles by and about Joel Brenner, including:

The Calm Before the Storm

It’s happening: massive cyber theft of the technology that keeps Americans employed and gives us out edge. A veteran intelligence official explains how America can prepare itself.
by Joel Brenner
Foreign Policy – September 6, 2011