Episode 34 Gerhard Eschelbeck: The Industry’s Beekeeper

Humans of InfoSec

Like many of us, Gerhard Eschelbeck, former vice president of security engineering at Google, took an unexpected path into information security. Yet his role in the industry was transformative. In this episode, Gerhard shared how his childhood fascination with computers culminated in leading a one thousand-person security engineering team at Google. From studying viruses to understanding how humans interact with passwords, Gerhard discussed how his experiences in a nascent industry have shaped his work, helped him champion new technologies, and supported his role advising startups. Stayed tuned for all this, and more, in our latest episode.