The government poached a renowned Googler to launch a first-of-its-kind security program

It looks like the US government may finally be taking a proactive step with cybersecurity.

The White House has poached Google employee Peiter Zatko, who just announced that he is moving from Google to a nebulous new post with the federal government.

What’s of note is the “#CyberUL” admission. UL, explains Re/code, stands for Underwriters Laboratories, an old company that’s existed for more than 100 years that performs safety tests for products. It seems Zatko will be creating a program for the federal government that does safety checks but for cyber products.

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