{"id":338768,"date":"2017-04-19T23:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1478375"},"modified":"2017-04-19T23:04:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T15:04:21","slug":"general-keith-alexander-is-coming-to-disrupt-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/general-keith-alexander-is-coming-to-disrupt-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"General Keith Alexander is coming to Disrupt NY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the longest-serving director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander certainly knows a thing or two about cybersecurity and the threats companies face from sophisticated nation-state hackers. That\u2019s why Alexander founded IronNet Cybersecurity in 2014 after retiring from his post at NSA.<\/p>\n

In the three years since IronNet was founded, cybersecurity has become an issue of national importance. Alexander recently testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence<\/a> about Russia\u2019s interference with the 2016 election, describing how propaganda<\/a> was used during the campaign and giving advice on how the U.S. should counter these efforts.<\/p>\n

Alexander also spoke about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a controversial law that authorizes certain surveillance programs and is up for reauthorization by Congress this year. \u201cI think that\u2019s the most important program that\u2019s out there,\u201d Alexander said of FISA.<\/p>\n

At IronNet, Alexander focuses on developing technology to detect and alert on suspicious behavior on enterprise networks. He\u2019s also working on intelligence sharing between industry and government, so that both parties can more quickly detect and react to network intrusions. IronNet has attracted significant interest from the VC community \u2014 so far, it\u2019s raised more than $32 million.<\/p>\n

Gen. Alexander\u00a0joins an impressive list of\u00a0speakers at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, which runs\u00a0May 15 to May 17. You can find\u00a0tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sponsors make TechCrunch events possible. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorships with TechCrunch, shoot an email to sponsors@techcrunch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" As the longest-serving director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander certainly knows a thing or two about cybersecurity and the threats companies face from sophisticated nation-state hackers. That’s why Alexander founded IronNet Cybersecurity in 2014 after retiring from his post at NSA.
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