Sidecar Sync
Sidecar Sync
Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias
An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | 129
52 minutes Posted Apr 9, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Meet Eric O’Neill
Eric’s Spy Hunter Origin Story
Why Cybercrime Is a Global Powerhouse
There Are No Hackers, Only Spies
How AI Supercharges Cyberattacks
Why Associations Are Easy Targets
The PAID Framework for Cyber Defense
Spotting Red Flags Before You Click
Human Safeguards Against Deepfakes
What Leaders Should Do Right Now
Identity Protection in the Age of Cybercrime
What’s Next in Cybersecurity
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Send us Fan Mail In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney, cybersecurity expert, and founder of The Georgetown Group and NeXasure AI—whose career has spanned undercover FBI work, national security law, and advising organizations on how to defend themselves against modern cyber threats. Eric shares stories from the extraordinary operation that led to the capture of Robert Hanssen, the longtime FBI agent wh...