Yan Zhu, Chief Information Security Officer at Brave Software, discusses ways to reduce your risk of getting compromised when browsing the Internet. She also explains how Brave's policy of only collecting the bare necessities not only boosts security but also simplifies legal compliance and keeps your data truly private.

Key Takeaways:  

• Security challenges that are unique to browsers, and how Brave builds your user profile differently using user-first principles

• How security and policy work together for establishing company culture and best practices that ultimately protect both users and the company

• The potential of AI in automating security tasks, and the critical importance of user education in this evolving landscape

• The evolution of HTTPS, passkeys, two-factor authentication, and SIM swapping

Guest Bio: Yan Zhu has been the Chief Information Security Officer at Brave Software since 2015. Prior to Brave, Yan was a Senior Security Engineer at Yahoo working on end-to-end email encryption, and a Staff Technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where she worked on open source projects such as HTTPS Everywhere and Let's Encrypt. She has also served on the W3C Technical Architecture Group and DEF CON talks review board.

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About this Show:

The Brave Technologist is here to shed light on the opportunities and challenges of emerging tech. To make it digestible, less scary, and more approachable for all!

Join us as we embark on a mission to demystify artificial intelligence, challenge the status quo, and empower everyday people to embrace the digital revolution. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a curious mind, or an industry professional, this podcast invites you to join the conversation and explore the future of AI together.

The Brave Technologist Podcast is hosted by Luke Mulks, VP Business Operations at Brave Software—makers of the privacy-respecting Brave browser and Search engine, and now powering AI everywhere with the Brave Search API.

Music by: Ari Dvorin

Produced by: Sam Laliberte