Lisa Monaco on combatting terrorism and cyber attacks

Sen. Al Franken
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., reads over his notes before the start of a hearing on data breaches and combating cybercrime on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014.
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President Obama's top advisor on homeland security and counterterrorism Lisa Monaco speaks about cyberpower and the efforts the US is making to counter terrorist groups, and individuals, that are using everything from computers and social media to guns, knives and trucks. She says President Obama calls her "Dr. Doom."

Lisa Monaco is Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. She spoke July 30, 2016 at the Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado. Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson is the moderator.

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