A hacker shares his biggest fears

A white hat hacker with more than 30 years of experience as a cybersecurity analyst at a major Silicon Valley company explains why he turned his back on black hat hacking for the greater good.

It speaks to the reality of how vulnerable our systems really are – from the very real threat of hackers taking America's power grid or medical facilities offline, to the ease with which our private information is accessible to anyone with WiFi and having free time.

Informer is a series in which we hear the anonymized confessions and insights of people from different industries, institutions and events.

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