Collaborate Disseminate
A new book exposes yet another Facebook failure for the social media firm to say sorry about. But nothing’s going to change.
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Former CISA director Chris Krebs and former Facebook security exec Alex Stamos have teamed up to create a new consulting group – and have been hired by SolarWinds. Continue reading SolarWinds Hires Chris Krebs, Alex Stamos in Wake of Hack
Software provider SolarWinds, which was breached in a suspected Russian hacking campaign against U.S. companies and federal agencies, has hired former senior U.S. cybersecurity official Chris Krebs and former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos to help respond to the hack and improve its security practices. Krebs and Stamos will work as consultants for Texas-based SolarWinds as it continues to deal with the fallout of a hacking operation that has roiled Washington and is considered one of the more significant cyber-espionage campaigns against U.S. agencies in years. “Armed with what we have learned of this attack, we are also reflecting on our own security practices and seeking opportunities to enhance our posture and policies,” SolarWinds said in a statement. “We have brought in the expertise of Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos to assist in this review and provide best-in-class guidance on our journey to evolve into an industry leading secure software […]
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When Zoom started having security issues in March, they turned to former Facebook and Yahoo! Security executive Alex Stamos, who signed on as a consultant to work directly with CEO Eric Yuan. The goal was to build a more cohesive security strategy for the fast-growing company. One of the recommendations that came out of those […] Continue reading Zoom consultant Alex Stamos weighs in on Keybase acquisition
The online videoconferencing service added Alex Stamos to the team and has also formed an expert advisory board to grapple with the pains of its COVID-19 growth spurt. Continue reading Zoom Taps Ex-Facebook CISO Amid Security Snafus, Lawsuit
The ongoing partial U.S. federal government shutdown is having a tangible, negative impact on cybercrime investigations, according to interviews with federal law enforcement investigators and a report issued this week by a group representing the interests of FBI agents. Even if lawmakers move forward on new proposals to reopen the government, sources say the standoff is likely have serious repercussions for federal law enforcement agencies for years to come.
One federal agent with more than 20 years on the job told KrebsOnSecurity that the shutdown “is crushing our ability to take the fight to cyber criminals.” Continue reading How the U.S. Govt. Shutdown Harms Security
In the wake of another bad news cycle for Facebook, the company has found an unlikely ally: the former chief information security officer whose exit was responsible for a previous round of controversy. Alex Stamos has been defending the social media giant following a Nov. 14 report in the New York Times which revealed that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg sought to ignore systemic problems within the social media platform. Zuckerberg and Sandberg “ignored warning signs” that foreign operatives could exploit Facebook’s reach to disrupt elections, disseminate propaganda and inspire “campaigns of hate,” the Times reported. Both Zuckerberg and Sandberg have defended the company since the report’s publication. Stamos largely has stood alongside them, despite a reportedly acrimonious departure in which he wrote a note to colleagues blaming Facebook’s current woes on “tens of thousands of small decisions made over the last decade.” In an […]
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Tim Cook’s warnings about an “industrial data complex” have been met with accusations of hypocrisy from Facebook’s former security supremo. Continue reading Former Facebook security chief calls out Apple for privacy hypocrisy
Former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos tells us what he learned in 2016, and what comes next. Continue reading Election security in the age of bots, operatives, and digital attacks
Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos has announced that he’s leaving the company on August 17 and will be joining Stanford University full-time as a teacher and researcher. “I have had the pleasure of lecturing at Stanford for severa… Continue reading Facebook CSO Alex Stamos leaves to join Stanford Uni