Craig Newmark

And even now, I listen to people, even when it comes to painful lessons, because there were people who tried to explain to me that we were getting hit by dirty tricks, because no good deed goes unpunished, and that... Well, I know I needed a lot of help when it came to this kind of thing. I needed to admit it was a problem.

And even now, I listen to people, even when it comes to painful lessons, because there were people who tried to explain to me that we were getting hit by dirty tricks, because no good deed goes unpunished, and that... Well, I know I needed a lot of help when it came to this kind of thing. I needed to admit it was a problem.

That took me two years, which as a human engineer and nerd, two years isn't so bad for me to learn that. And now I have learned it. And frankly, I apply that lesson literally every day to my philanthropy.

That took me two years, which as a human engineer and nerd, two years isn't so bad for me to learn that. And now I have learned it. And frankly, I apply that lesson literally every day to my philanthropy.

Well, that started when I was in school in the mid-70s, when I was interested in computer security from kind of an abstract point of view. And until the last several years, my interest in cybersecurity would come and go. I was paying attention to things, maybe not enough attention to things, but as I started working with people who were all about protecting the country,

Well, that started when I was in school in the mid-70s, when I was interested in computer security from kind of an abstract point of view. And until the last several years, my interest in cybersecurity would come and go. I was paying attention to things, maybe not enough attention to things, but as I started working with people who were all about protecting the country,

I realized that cybersecurity was a big issue for us. I started working with veterans, various veterans groups. I've been working with groups that support the families of active service military members. And that all, I guess, rang some kind of internal alarm. It drew my attention to the need to help protect the country.

I realized that cybersecurity was a big issue for us. I started working with veterans, various veterans groups. I've been working with groups that support the families of active service military members. And that all, I guess, rang some kind of internal alarm. It drew my attention to the need to help protect the country.

Just like vets and active service members are doing so, the least I could do is apply my resources to something that I knew a little about, cybersecurity. In retrospect, that's not much different than what my parents and the whole country did in World War II. The country was under attack, and people did what they could to help protect it.

Just like vets and active service members are doing so, the least I could do is apply my resources to something that I knew a little about, cybersecurity. In retrospect, that's not much different than what my parents and the whole country did in World War II. The country was under attack, and people did what they could to help protect it.

I guess as a nerd, I have a very strong sense of mission and a very weak sense of fun. I don't know how to do fun in the way that most humans do. And I'm happy with that.

I guess as a nerd, I have a very strong sense of mission and a very weak sense of fun. I don't know how to do fun in the way that most humans do. And I'm happy with that.

It is. It's fulfilling my sense of mission. I mean, I do some things which are not mission-focused. I watch a lot of TV. I read a great deal. And unfortunately, I enjoy food a bit much. For whatever reason, food is delicious. And I have a problem stopping, which is not a rare problem. But anyway, it's the sense of mission which drives me.

It is. It's fulfilling my sense of mission. I mean, I do some things which are not mission-focused. I watch a lot of TV. I read a great deal. And unfortunately, I enjoy food a bit much. For whatever reason, food is delicious. And I have a problem stopping, which is not a rare problem. But anyway, it's the sense of mission which drives me.

Well, the easy part, if you want to support military families, take a look at what Blue Star Families is doing. I've basically outsourced all my support to them for military families. If you're interested in helping vets and their families, take a look at what the Bob Woodruff Foundation is doing. I've outsourced similarly to them. More difficult is when it comes to cybersecurity.

Well, the easy part, if you want to support military families, take a look at what Blue Star Families is doing. I've basically outsourced all my support to them for military families. If you're interested in helping vets and their families, take a look at what the Bob Woodruff Foundation is doing. I've outsourced similarly to them. More difficult is when it comes to cybersecurity.

We're working out a major PR campaign, basically, We need to tell everyone in the country why they need to be concerned with cybersecurity, you know, because you got to know what you can do to protect yourselves and your families. You probably want to protect your job, since if your job goes away due to a ransomware attack or something,

We're working out a major PR campaign, basically, We need to tell everyone in the country why they need to be concerned with cybersecurity, you know, because you got to know what you can do to protect yourselves and your families. You probably want to protect your job, since if your job goes away due to a ransomware attack or something,

you're kind of screwed, and I feel everyone should see what they can do to protect the country. So we're building an effort to tell people why they should care and then have good recommendations as to what regular people can do to protect themselves and their families, their job, and the country.

you're kind of screwed, and I feel everyone should see what they can do to protect the country. So we're building an effort to tell people why they should care and then have good recommendations as to what regular people can do to protect themselves and their families, their job, and the country.