Code and Country

About Code and Country

A podcast focusing on the intersection between cybersecurity, national security, and geopolitics

Publisher

Ian L. Paterson

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Dec 2024

Latest episode

8 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 22: Matt Holland, CEO of Field Effect

   Ian L. Paterson interviews Matt Holland, CEO of Field Effect, about leveraging AI and edge analytics to protect small businesses from evolving cyber threats.

2. 

   29 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 21: Carey Frey, Chief Security Officer, Telus

   Host Ian L. Paterson interviews Telus Chief Security Officer Carey Frey about collective cyber defense, national security versus corporate interests, and protecting critical infrastructure.

3. 

   8 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 20: Craig Newmark, Craigslist Founder and Philanthropist

   In this episode of Code and Country, Ian L. Paterson speaks with Craig Newmark, Craigslist founder and philanthropist, about his $200 million commitment to U.S. cybersecurity. Craig outlines his vision for "cyber civil defense"—a World War II-style mobilization where every American helps protect against nation-state threats like China's Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon campaigns targeting critical infrastructure. The discussion covers urgent vulnerabilities in small water systems, the Cyber Resilience Corps, and initiatives like PauseTakeNine.org. This episode offers security leaders and policymakers a roadmap for collective defense against today's cyber threats.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 22: Matt Holland, CEO of Field Effect

Published 8 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And our mission is to solve that problem for all those organizations in the world. So the reality is that most businesses don't have access to, dare I say it, the elite security teams or intelligence level capabilities. How are you thinking then about delivering capability at scale to your broader customer base? I mean, it takes the right people and the right time. When we started the company, we were focused on what a solution looks like and inputs into what that solution looks like, how do we make something that works for millions of organizations worldwide and they don't have an IT team or what it looks like. […]

Who has been a guest on Code and Country

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Matt Holland
• Carey Frey
• Robert Young Pelton
• Andrew Amaro
• Vice Admiral Mike McConnell, USN (Ret.)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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