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Nicole Perlroth, Cybersecurity Advisor and Author, on Modern-Day Cybersecurity

2023/5/11
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Nicole Perlroth认为网络安全问题是一个复杂的问题，它不仅仅是技术问题，还涉及领导力、资源、教育、文化和政策等多个方面。她分享了自己从一名财经记者转型为网络安全记者的经历，以及在《纽约时报》报道网络安全事件的经验。她强调了零日漏洞市场存在的风险，以及政府在维护自身利益的同时如何无意中增加了国家网络安全风险。她还谈到了自己对CISA顾问委员会的工作，以及如何努力解决美国网络安全人才短缺的问题。最后，她介绍了自己的风险投资基金Silver Buckshot Ventures，以及如何通过投资下一代网络安全初创企业来应对网络攻击。 Glenn Solomon作为访谈主持人，引导Nicole Perlroth分享了她对网络安全领域的见解，并就网络安全人才短缺、关键基础设施安全以及网络安全投资等问题与她进行了深入的探讨。

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Nicole Perlroth recounts her unexpected entry into cybersecurity journalism. Initially hesitant, she impressed her New York Times interviewers with her journalistic skills and a unique perspective, leading to her hiring. Her early focus shifted from business acquisitions to the more compelling realm of digital espionage and sabotage.
  • Nicole Perlroth's career began at Forbes, covering venture capitalists.
  • She was unexpectedly recruited by the New York Times for its cybersecurity beat.
  • Her initial perception of cybersecurity was that it was intimidating and technical.
  • Her reporting quickly shifted from business to digital espionage and sabotage.

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Nicole Perlroth is an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the bestselling author of the 2021 book This is How They Tell Me The World Ends, a groundbreaking in-depth exploration of the global cyber arms race. Prior to that, she spent a decade as the lead cybersecurity, digital espionage and sabotage reporter at the New York Times. She’s now building her new early-stage venture fund, Silver Buckshot Ventures, which she describes as “a mission fund backing next-generation cybersecurity startups that, together, take out every tool in an attacker’s arsenal.” Fighting cyber crime requires collaboration and multiple approaches. Nicole shares stories of how she fell into the cybersecurity beat, her advisory work with the DOJ, some of the challenges with cybersecurity work, and her thoughts about how Silver Buckshot Ventures can help.