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David Hickton

Marty Griffin

Heinz Radio

We Can Be podcast - The Heinz Endowments

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Chris Howard

Scott Cooper

Ijeoma Oluo

Michael Mann

David Burke

Steve Irwin

Paul Triolo

John Kelly

Richard Bell

Henry Timms

Damon Young

David Kessler

Sam Quinones

Dan Rooney

Ellie Krieger

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David Hickton- Law Professor, Former US Attorney

The nation’s leading cybersecurity expert, David Hickton, founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security joins host Grant Oliphant for this episode of “We Can Be.”   David has been a steady force in some of the most front-and-center issues of our time – including cyber security, child and inmate safety, the battle against opioid abuse, and equity in the algorithms fueling our digital lives.   Nominated by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, he made national headlines in 2014 for indicting members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for hacking into and stealing trade secrets from major corporations. Now, as the leader of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, he will help ensure the trillions of dollars the U.S. government has earmarked for COVID-19 relief are spent wisely and effectively.   The upcoming election has kept David’s cybersecurity work in the forefront of the national conversation. “If we can do our income taxes digitally, put our medical records online, or go to the moon on a cyber platform,” he says, “then surely we can find a way to safely vote on a cyber platform.”   David shares the grown-up book he read at age seven that spurred his lifelong devotion to fighting for the rights of the less-powerful; combating the often-inherent race bias involved in algorithms; facing being called a traitor by fellow Catholics for speaking up on behalf of children abused by church personnel; and the guiding tenet he has that drives his work: “When I get up in the morning, I still see myself as a civil rights advocate.”   “We Can Be” is hosted by Heinz Endowments President Grant Oliphant, and produced by the Endowments, Josh Franzos and Tim Murray. Theme music by Josh Slifkin. Credit for guest image above: University of Pittsburgh. Guest inquiries can be made to Scott Roller at sroller@heinz.org.

The nation’s leading cybersecurity expert, <a href="https://www.cyber.pitt.edu/david-j-hickton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Hickton</a>, founding director of the <a href="https://www.cyber.pitt.edu/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security</a> joins host <a href="https://www.heinz.org/about-us/board-and-staff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grant Oliphant</a> for this episode of “We Can Be.” David has been a steady force in some of the most front-and-center issues of our time – including cyber security, child and inmate safety, the battle against opioid abuse, and equity in the algorithms fueling our digital lives. Nominated by President Barack Obama to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, he made national headlines in 2014 for indicting members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-military-hackers-cyber-espionage-against-us-corporations-and-labor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hacking into and stealing trade secrets</a> from major corporations. Now, as the leader of the <a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/05/15/Hickton-tapped-as-top-aide-to-Congressional-panel-overseeing/stories/202005150133" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis</a>, he will help ensure the trillions of dollars the U.S. government has earmarked for COVID-19 relief are spent wisely and effectively. The upcoming election has kept David’s cybersecurity work in the forefront of the national conversation. “If we can do our income taxes digitally, put our medical records online, or go to the moon on a cyber platform,” he says, “then surely we can find a way to safely vote on a cyber platform.” David shares the grown-up book he read at age seven that spurred his lifelong devotion to fighting for the rights of the less-powerful; combating the often-inherent race bias involved in algorithms; facing being called a traitor by fellow Catholics for speaking up on behalf of children abused by church personnel; and the guiding tenet he has that drives his work: “When I get up in the morning, I still see myself as a civil rights advocate.” “We Can Be” is hosted by <a href="http://www.heinz.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heinz Endowments</a> President Grant Oliphant, and produced by the Endowments, Josh Franzos and Tim Murray. Theme music by Josh Slifkin. Credit for guest image above: University of Pittsburgh. Guest inquiries can be made to Scott Roller at <a href="mailto:sroller@heinz.org">sroller@heinz.org</a>.

Election safety & equity in algorithms w/ cybersecurity expert David Hickton (S03EP06)

How do you really build trust between communities and the police?David Hickton continues to impress us with this week's episode. Following the conversation they had in Part 1, Kee Won and David dive right into the opioid crisis, the tough team struggles of building community trust with police, and why Pittsburgh was the perfect laboratory for innovations in cybercrime.   David's journey through the Opioid Crisis is a unique one. His perspective as attorney and cybercrime expert allowed him to approach this problem in an unlikely manner. He talks about the boom in prescribing patterns, going after bad doctors, the National Heroin Task Force, and building a "reservoir of trust" between police forces and their communities.   He also talks about how his team's boldness in cybercrime and the opioid crisis translated to hunting down fraud in the education system and intellectual property theft. 

How do you really build trust between communities and the police?David Hickton continues to impress us with this week's episode. Following the conversation they had in Part 1, Kee Won and David dive right into the opioid crisis, the tough team struggles of building community trust with police, and why Pittsburgh was the perfect laboratory for innovations in cybercrime.   David's journey through the Opioid Crisis is a unique one. His perspective as attorney and cybercrime expert allowed him to approach this problem in an unlikely manner. He talks about the boom in prescribing patterns, going after bad doctors, the National Heroin Task Force, and building a "reservoir of trust" between police forces and their communities.  He also talks about how his team's boldness in cybercrime and the opioid crisis translated to hunting down fraud in the education system and intellectual property theft.

David Hickton Part 2

This week, Kee Won Song sits down with David Hickton. Kee Won and David waste no time, getting right into David’s work as U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, specifically in the area of cybercrime. They chronicle four of the major cases that David worked on and these case studies offer some amazingly interesting insights into cybercrime and what it was like to deal with individual and nation-state hackers. David is currently focused on the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security, which he helped found and is now the director.

This week, Kee Won Song sits down with David Hickton. Kee Won and David waste no time, getting right into David’s work as U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, specifically in the area of cybercrime. They chronicle four of the major cases that David worked on and these case studies offer some amazingly interesting insights into cybercrime and what it was like to deal with individual and nation-state hackers. David is currently focused on the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security, which he helped found and is now the director.