Live with Alex Stamos - Security Approaches at Facebook

Explore Facebook's comprehensive approach to security and protecting its global community in this 44-minute talk featuring Alex Stamos, Facebook's Chief Security Officer. Delve into topics such as traditional information security, product security, bug bounties, and the role of Facebook's specialized security teams. Learn about innovative tools like OSQuery and the importance of Red Team exercises. Discover how Facebook tackles critical issues like misinformation, election interference, and disinformation actors through unprecedented transparency measures and increased civic engagement. Gain insights into the use of machine learning in combating abuse at scale and the company's efforts in defending digital democracy. Understand Facebook's initiatives for election protection and their commitment to securing the internet through grants.

Intro
Security at Facebook
Alexs background
Security is more than building
The traditional role of information security
Facebooks security teams
Bug bounties
Product security
OSQuery
Red Team
Safety
Misinformation
Attacks against elections
Building unprecedented transparency
Increasing civic engagement
Finding disinformation actors
Attacking fake news ecosystem
Groups of disinformation actors
Machine learning
Building relationships
Fighting abuse at scale
Defending digital democracy
Election protection
Secure the Internet grants