As the U.S. approaches the 2024 Presidential elections, we are once again facing the very real threat of cyber attacks and, in some cases associated disinformation campaigns, conducted by foreign countries against the U.S. Russia, of course, is again, one of the most aggressive players in this battle space.  In his presentation, Mr. Corn will discuss the origins of the Russian cyber threats to the U.S. and highlight how the Russians actively work to exploit the Human factor to advance their technical espionage operations against the U.S.  Mr. Corn is a veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations, where he served as a Senior Executive in multiple key leadership positions in the U.S. and abroad before retiring in 2023, and he is currently the Senior Director for Geopolitics and Global Threat Assessments at the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a founding partner of consulting firm “Varyag” and adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics in Washington D.C.