Chattinn Cyber · 2026-02-10 · 19 min
Summary Today Marc is chattin’ with Alex Niejelow, a respected figure in cybersecurity. The episode opens with Marc highlighting Alex’s unique background growing up in Philly and his diverse career path. Alex shares how his early career as a Durham police officer and later as a lawyer shaped his mindset around public service and supporting people and businesses. He then transitioned into federal and state government roles, including significant positions in the Obama administration and Homeland Security, focusing on trade, customs, and national security issues such as counterfeit semiconductors in supply chains. They then chat about Alex’s role on the National Security Council, where he worked on the intersection of trade and cybersecurity, a concept that was not widely recognized in the early 2010s but has since become central to government policy. Alex explains his involvement in developing the first-ever cyber sanctions regime, a tool designed to economically disincentivize cybercriminals and nation-states from monetizing stolen intellectual property and trade secrets.
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