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Subject: [ISN] NSA staffers rake in Silicon Valley cash
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2015-02-26 7:47:35
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1502260747250.32477 () infosecnews ! org
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http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/233740-nsa-staffers-rake-in-silicon-valley-cash
By Cory Bennett
The Hill
02/24/15
Former employees of the National Security Agency are becoming a hot
commodity in Silicon Valley amid the tech industry's battle against
government surveillance.
Investors looking to ride the boom in cybersecurity are dangling big
paydays in front of former NSA staffers, seeking to secure access to the
insider knowledge they gained while working for the world's most elite
surveillance agency.
With companies desperate to protect their networks against hackers, many
tech executives say the best way to develop security products is to enlist
the talents of people who have years of experience cracking through them.
"The stories he could tell," venture capitalist Ray Rothrock recalled
about his meetings with a former NSA employee who founded the start-up
Area 1 Security. "They come with a perspective that nobody in Silicon
Valley has."
[...]
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