Juliette Kayyem on Security

I just found out that Juliette Kayyem, former Homeland Security Adviser for the Obama Administration and MA Governor Deval Patrick and currently CEO and Founder of a very successful (and one of the few female owned) security consultancy Kayyem Solutions is launching a podcast on dealing with security issues as a member of the general public.

This is a critical service because us regularly people don't know what or how to deal with it. And usually, we shouldn't do anything about it - we should let the professionals handle it. But the media whips us into such a frenzy that we demand counterproductive measures - like TSA airport screening or buying plywood at Home Depot.

I have heard her interviewed on Boston Public Radio for 30 minute segments every Wednesday and I am a huge fanboy.  She is also frequently on CNN so many of you may have seen her already.  Definitely check out the podcast, at least for a few episodes and see what it is about.  Or check out some of her archived interviews on BPR. She is one of the few people that speaks open, honestly, clearly for the layperson, and really knows her stuff.