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[title] => Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Terry Benzel
[date] => 2025-07-17T08:39:26
[date_gmt] => 2025-07-17T18:02:20
[author] => Magali Gruet
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[featured_image_caption] => Terry Benzel
[excerpt] => In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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[description] => In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history. Terry Benzel gives her perspective.
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When Terry Benzel was in nursery school, her father captivated the children by teaching them how to build a logic board. At home, she was immersed in an environment rich with philosophy and logic—a perfect training ground for a woman destined to fight some of the biggest battles in cyber warfare.
Terry, a Harley-riding dynamo, played a pivotal role in putting the White House online during President Bill Clinton’s administration. Since then, she has become a leading force in cybersecurity, orchestrating sophisticated simulations of cyber attacks to fortify our digital infrastructure against potential threats. Her journey from a childhood surrounded by logic symbols to the frontlines of cyber defense reads like a thrilling chapter from The Da Vinci Code.