In this episode, Omkhar talks to Christoph Kern, Principal Software Engineer in Google’s Information Security Engineering organization. Christoph helps to keep Google’s products secure and users safe. His main focus is on developing scalable, principled approaches to software security.00:42 - Christoph offers a rundown of his duties at Google01:38 - Google’s general approach to security03:02 - What Christoph describes as “stubborn vulnerabilities” and how to stop them06:42 - An overview of Google’s security ecosystem10:00 - Why memory safety is so important12:23 - Solving memory safety problems via languages16:23 - Omkhar’s rapid-fire questions18:28 - Why Christoph thinks this may be a great time for young professionals to enter the cybersecurity industryEpisode links:Blog: Tackling Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Through Secure by DesignReport: Secure by Design: Google’s Perspective on Memory SafetyWhite House Press Release: Future Software Should be Memory SafeBlog: OpenSSF Supports White House’s Efforts to Build More Secure and Measurable SoftwareResearch: Developer Ecosystems for Software Safety: Continuous Assurance at Scale

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