Former Obama Cybersecurity Specialist: Banning Bitcoin to Combat Ransomware Is ‘Foolish’

Name: Former Obama Cybersecurity Specialist: Banning Bitcoin to Combat Ransomware Is ‘Foolish’
Uploaded: 2021-06-09T00:01:27Z
Duration: 7 min 432 s
Description: Michael Daniel, the former Special Assistant to President Obama and current Cyber Threat Alliance CEO, discusses bitcoin and cybersecurity concerns in light of burgeoning ransomware attacks on food and oil companies. The former NSC Staff cybersecurity coordinator says banning bitcoin to combat ransomware is “foolish.”

Jun 9, 2021

Michael Daniel, the former Special Assistant to President Obama and current Cyber Threat Alliance CEO, discusses bitcoin and cybersecurity concerns in light of burgeoning ransomware attacks on food and oil companies.

Up Next

04:48

Celsius’ Crypto Customers Face New Challenge in Retrieving Deposits

Oct 6, 2022

Crypto Will See 'a Lot More Proactive Enforcement' Thanks to the Four Horsemen of the Cryptocalypse: Columnist

01:28

Video regression for 3.54.0 release [no, no]

Jun 16, 2023

Bitcoin Slips to $42K From Last Week's Yearly High; Ledger CEO on Future of Hardware Wallets

40:07

The last regression video of the year 3.67.0

Dec 12, 2023

10:12

Bitcoin Mining Is About to Get Tougher With Difficulty Primed for Another Sharp Rise.

Oct 7, 2022

View all

Learn more about Consensus 2024, CoinDesk’s longest-running and most influential event that brings together all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Head to coindesk.consensus.com to register and buy your pass now.