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This "Secure in Mind" podcast episode sees Nick Kelly speak with Neil Walsh, The United Nations Global Chief of Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Cybercrime. An incredible person who has tirelessly worked in the fight against cybercrime and some of the darkest elements the world over. Human trafficking, child explotation, organised crime, terrorism: the UN chief explains how technology facilitates them all and how they are facing these issues This "Secure in Mind" podcast episode sees Nick Kelly speak with Neil Walsh, The United Nations Global Chief of Anti-Terrorism, Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Cybercrime. In what is at times a deeply shocking, heart-wrenching discussion that pulls the cyber covers of the darknet back from the depravity that lurks underneath, the conversation explores how and why all the above elements in Neil's job title are so interconnected and related in the modern day. Cybercrime, terrorism, laundering: the darkest elements the world over This was an incredible conversation with an incredible person who has tirelessly worked in the fight against some of the darkest elements the world over, and who continues to do so by supporting, training and empowering countries throughout the world in their struggle. So, plug in and listen to a rich tapestry of tales from the front-line that include meetings with the pope, bomb blasts and trying to take down bad guys. NOTE: excuse the slight white noise during the recording – cables are misbehaving but we mostly got away with it. The Secure in Mind project Our mission is to greatly increase and encourage community discussion about technological and ethical issues that have done, are and will impact society on a global scale. There is a longstanding and distinct disconnect between the way information is packaged and presented to the public and the effectiveness of this presentation in terms of generating informed, considered debate. If we can take complex, important topics and present them, as best we can, in a manner that can interests people from outside the speciality, then we have surpassed our expectations. Nick Kelly Bio Nick has spent years living and breathing different cultures in far flung lands the world over. From Guatemala to Cambodia and numerous places in between, he has collaborated, negotiated, elaborated and celebrated with fascinating people from all walks of life the world over. Not one to be put in a box, his background is highly varied and yet has always been involved in or associated with technology and ethics, and he brings this unique breadth of perspective to the table.

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