Ep. 14: Alan Cohen On Why Cybersecurity Practitioners Need to Extract Simplicity, Not Master Complexity

Episode notes

This week we're joined by Alan Cohen, a deep-tech investor and a partner at DCVC, a venture capital company focused on implementing AI in parts of the economy that have yet to adopt the technology. Alan breaks down why the cybersecurity industry is so complex and why practitioners should focus on extracting simplicity rather than mastering complexity. We also discuss four major threats involving remote code execution you need to know about.

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