CI Press, Episode 68: The Ding Dilemma: Google’s AI Secrets and an Insider Threat

CI Press, the counterintelligence podcast with your co-hosts, Jeremy Clark and Ryan Rambo.

In this replay of Episode 4, Jeremy and Ryan break down the Leon Ding case, a Google engineer accused of exfiltrating sensitive AI-related data, tracing the timeline, tradecraft, and contact with Chinese entities.

The episode highlights failures and fixes around foreign-travel reporting, H‑1B Visa dynamics, DLP and SOC processes, badge-access misuse, and practical measures companies can take to protect intellectual property.

Clear, actionable lessons for security professionals, tech leaders, and anyone interested in insider threat and corporate counterintelligence.