Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2026-08-06
Books mentioned on #328 Kevin Mandia - The Man Who Exposed China's Military Hackers
Kevin Mandia is CEO of Armadin, where he leads the company's mission to secure some of the world's largest and most complex environments. A globally recognized cybersecurity leader, he is also a General Partner at Ballistic Ventures, mentoring and investing in the next generation of cybersecurity entrepreneurs.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lights out
Lights Out by Ted Koppel is a work of straight journalism examining the serious vulnerabilities of the American electrical grid and the potential aftermath of a catastrophic cyber or terrorist attack.
Discussed“So, the first thing I would tell you, there's a book by Ted Koppel called Lights Out. And I read enough of that to go, I don't know if that happens.”
Where to get it
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt investigates the profound psychological and developmental toll that modern smartphones, social media, and a decline in unsupervised play have inflicted on today's youth.
Recommended“You have kids now, so you're going to have to read these things. You And you look into the anxious generation. The same person that wrote the coddling of the American mind.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The same person that wrote the coddling of the American mind.”