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Communication Over Escalation

Communication Over Escalation

In this episode of The Fourth Leg, Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes are joined by nuclear weapons and conflict resolution expert, Steven E. Miller, to discuss the historical significance and evolution of nuclear communications.

cold war, crisis communications, deescalation, hotlines, nuclear communications

October 27, 2020

Formally Verified

Formally Verified

This episode of The Fourth Leg features Adam Wick, one of the world’s leading experts on secure operating systems design and implementation.

crisis communication, formal methods, formal proofs, NC3, operating systems, security

September 17, 2020

Security Through Simplicity

Security Through Simplicity

Eric Grosse joins Philip Reiner and Peter Hayes to detail the trade-offs of prioritizing security, reliability, and efficiency in the CATALINK system.

Broker, cryptography, efficiency, Puck, reliability, ROCCS, security

July 6, 2020

The Mathematics of Trust and Betrayal

The Mathematics of Trust and Betrayal

In this episode of The Fourth Leg, host Philip Reiner sits down with experienced cryptographer and owner and founder of Anagram Laboratories, Dr. Tom Berson.

crisis communication, cryptography, encryption, international standards, transparency

June 22, 2020

Assume Vulnerability

Assume Vulnerability

In this episode of The Fourth Leg, Philip Reiner and Alexa Wehsener sit down with the High Priest of Coreboot, Ron Minnich. They dive into the substance of his paper, “Hardware that is Less Untrusted: Open Source Down to the Silicon” and discuss software, firmware, and hardware vulnerabilities and the value of open source code.

firmware, hardware, open source, silicon, software, vulnerability

June 8, 2020

Targeting Communications and Escalation

Targeting Communications and Escalation

This week's episode of The Fourth Leg features the return of one of the “NC3 originals,” Paul Bracken from Yale University.

crisis communications, nuclear command, nuclear communications, nuclear escalation, nuclear war

May 28, 2020