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Nathaniel Gleicher

Head of Security Policy, Meta. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Nathaniel Gleicher leads global efforts to identify and counter coordinated adversarial threats, including influence operations and cyber-espionage across Meta's platforms. He previously served as Director for Cybersecurity Policy on the White House National Security Council and Head of Cybersecurity Strategy at Illumio.

What they said5 Shows1

Everything Nathaniel Gleicher said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

a16z Assertion Supported

Gleicher: The statistic that 60% of cyberattacked small businesses fail is baseless

“There's a statistic that's been going around. It was used in a couple of cybersecurity bills recently. It was used on the Hill. And the statistic is, 60% of small businesses that get targeted with a cyber attack go out of business within six months. And in cas…”

Nathaniel Gleicher Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:28 a16z Podcast | Changing the Conversation about Cybersecurity

a16z Insight

Gleicher: The primary cyber threat is persistent trust degradation, not catastrophic attacks

“We tend to imagine that getting inside is the big problem, and that once they get inside, there's this risk of this big, massive institution-ending event, and that is certainly possible. But much more frequent is the steady, low-grade degradation of trust in t…”

Nathaniel Gleicher Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:15 a16z Podcast | Changing the Conversation about Cybersecurity

a16z Insight

Gleicher: Nuclear deterrence is a flawed analogy for cybersecurity threats

“Nuclear deterrence is built around the model of a sovereignty ending massive event as opposed to constant low-grade threat. It really doesn't map very well.”

Nathaniel Gleicher Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:46 a16z Podcast | Changing the Conversation about Cybersecurity

a16z Insight

Gleicher: High impermeable perimeter security fails because defenders hold internal strategic advantages

“A very high impermeable perimeter doesn't work. And in fact, at the perimeter, the defender has the greatest disadvantage. The intruder can keep trying to get over it. Once the intruder gets over the fence and into your environment, they're in an environment t…”

Nathaniel Gleicher Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 9:24 a16z Podcast | Changing the Conversation about Cybersecurity

a16z Prediction Not checkable as stated

Gleicher: Cybersecurity defenders will eventually balance out attacker advantages

“If you look historically at technologies that have upended conflict and made it much easier to be an attacker than a defender, there are any number of these throughout history, from armor in World War II to gunpowder in sort of the 16th century in Europe, and …”

Nathaniel Gleicher Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:48 a16z Podcast | Changing the Conversation about Cybersecurity

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Nathaniel's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Head of Security Policy, Meta	1	5	100% 1/1	full record on the a16z Podcast →