Stamos: Tech industry must redesign consumer technology safety within five years
Alex Stamos · a16z Podcast | Security’s Wakeup Call · Jan 2, 2019 · at 24:01
Yahoo CISO Alex Stamos outlines the necessary system engineering goals for the tech industry over a five-year horizon.
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“But beyond that, it's incumbent on us to the next five years, we need to redesign how technology works so it actually people are safe if they're targeted, not just that they're lucky.”
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