
Jake Braun
Longtime DEF CON organizer and former White House official who leads DEF CON Franklin and contributed to the DEF CON 33 Hackers' Almanac; speaks about hacker community projects, mesh networks, and volunteer support for water utilities.
Top 3 podcasts with Jake Braun
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Mar 24, 2026 • 33min
Reports from RSAC and beyond.
Jake Braun, longtime DEF CON organizer and former White House official, discusses hacker community projects and the DEF CON 33 Hackers' Almanack. He talks about mesh networks and resilient backups for cultural artifacts. He outlines volunteer efforts helping small water utilities and highlights youth researchers and unconventional tech like bio-cryptography.

Oct 13, 2025 • 50min
Project Franklin Wants You
Jake Braun, co-founder of DEF CON Franklin and former acting principal deputy national cyber director, discusses the vulnerabilities in our critical infrastructure, particularly water utilities. He explains how the pandemic increased cyber threats, necessitating volunteer efforts to bolster security. Braun emphasizes the need for civic engagement and shares insights from pilot programs aimed at helping utilities enhance their defenses. He also highlights the challenges small utilities face and encourages listeners to get involved and support these crucial initiatives.

Sep 10, 2025 • 28min
86 reasons to update.
Jake Braun, a longtime DEF CON organizer and former White House official, shares insights on Project Franklin, a mission to fortify U.S. water systems against cyber threats. The discussion highlights a major data leak linked to North Korean APT Kimsuky, declining ransomware payments in education, and Apple's new Memory Integrity Enforcement. Braun emphasizes community collaboration in tackling vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, while also shedding light on innovative privacy technologies that utilize Wi-Fi to identify individuals, raising intriguing privacy concerns.


