NSA staffers rake in Silicon Valley cash

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http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/233740-nsa-staffers-rake-in-silicon-valley-cash

By Cory Bennett
The Hill
02/24/15

Former employees of the National Security Agency are becoming a hot 
commodity in Silicon Valley amid the tech industry’s battle against 
government surveillance.

Investors looking to ride the boom in cybersecurity are dangling big 
paydays in front of former NSA staffers, seeking to secure access to the 
insider knowledge they gained while working for the world’s most elite 
surveillance agency.

With companies desperate to protect their networks against hackers, many 
tech executives say the best way to develop security products is to enlist 
the talents of people who have years of experience cracking through them.

“The stories he could tell,” venture capitalist Ray Rothrock recalled 
about his meetings with a former NSA employee who founded the start-up 
Area 1 Security. “They come with a perspective that nobody in Silicon 
Valley has.”

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