Can America 'stay ahead and catch up' in the world of increasing cybersecurity threats, or will the red tape be our demise? Brian Gallagher is the CEO and Co-Founder of CodeLock, where he pioneers technologies emerging in the intersection of physical security and cybersecurity. Most of today's industry and government-run on software, making both the average citizen and our country's infrastructure susceptible to major security threats. Due to the hurdles of America's policies and legislative process, we are seeing a lack of funding in the sectors that would help drive innovation and security advancements at a governmental level. While the government relies on entrepreneurs and industry elites to set the benchmark for innovation and push for policy mandates, getting policies implemented is a precarious trial. The threat of security attacks in the digital age is increasing exponentially every year, can we find the balance between morality, rules and strategy? Notes:🚐 FBI and Secret Service vehicles: what does the FBI car look like? 00:10💻 Cybersecurity warriors are America’s important and unsung heroes. 02:04👨 Brian’s a product of 9/11: from being homeless to security consulting. 05:46⚠️ Working for the Secret Service: the intersection between physical security and cybersecurity.07:11🤔 Why sequestration is bad? 09:30📘 Behavioral data science is combining psychology, data science and math: Stay Cyber Safe: What Every CEO Should Know About Cybersecurity. 11:45🤯 Nation-state attack in December 2020: attacks on the source of the software. 14:21📈 Cybercrime is exponentially growing: new threats are being created every second. 17:21⏩ Two things we have to do to get ahead: fix bureaucratic issues to get projects moving and increase venture capital money to support innovation. 21:25🔴 The threat is fast: strategy vs morality, and the red tape that is stopping us from succeeding. 24:36💸 Machine learning and usage of AI in government: issuing funds to solve problems vs multimillion dollar all-in-one contracts.  28:35🗽 The White House realizes the threat associated with cyberattacks: positive movements in the last 4 years. 32:37🎯 The importance of requirements in the government procurement process. 34:41👉 When action isn't being taken: a "people problem" that led to a technology problem.  37:07▶️ You can't learn without taking action: we're all exposed to software supply chain attacks. 39:58✌️ Protecting people, property, places, and products as a life mission for Brian. 43:10🌞 Why we need intrapreneuers in our world. 44:26🇺🇸 Visit American Strategy Press.com to share your story. 47:05