US Secret Service in Action. Exclusive.

What you'll learn

• 1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Host's Background** - Host David Dean Morrow introduces the Cyber Crime Junkies podcast and his "Moving Target" book trilogy, framing cybercrime as a true-crime story for regular people.
• 2 (01:30) **Guest Introduction: Paul Eckloff, Former US Secret Service Agent** - The host sets up the episode's unique access: a 23-year Secret Service veteran who protected presidents from Clinton to Trump and now works at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
• 3 (04:10) **Origin Story: From High School Teacher to Secret Service** - Paul explains his unconventional career pivot, starting with his early ambition to be a marine biologist.
• 4 (17:48) **Presidential Protection & The Shift to Cyber** - Paul describes his 14 years on presidential detail and how his physical security experience naturally evolved into understanding the cyber domain.
• 5 (21:30) **Defining "Cyber": The Kybernitis Origin** - Paul provides a crisp definition of the root of "cyber," framing the entire discussion around control.
• 6 (23:37) **Biggest Dangers: Nation-State Actors & The Human Element** - Paul identifies the top threats and the critical vulnerability in any security system.
• 7 (26:44) **Social Engineering: Hacking the Human Condition** - Paul connects social engineering tactics to the seven deadly sins and explains why education, not blame, is the solution.

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