Feross Aboukhadijeh

Stanford

Co-Host at JS Party: JavaScript & Web Dev

⚡️ Founder + CEO @SocketSecurity (https://t.co/7g1opA8rgG) • 🌲 Visiting lecturer @Stanford (https://t.co/yw9prxLQAM) • ❤️ Open source @WebTorrentApp + @StandardJS

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Socket Acquires Startup Coana to Boost Code Risk Precision

3 weeks ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Michael Novinson |Feross Aboukhadijeh

15 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Acquisition Adds Expert Team, Reachability Analysis Tech to Socket's Security Stack Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • April 23, 2025 Socket bought a Danish reachability analysis startup led by a former executive at the venture capital arm of plastic toy block giant Lego, saying the startup's technology will reduce alert fatigue among developers and security teams.
Socket Accelerates Open-Source Security With $40M Series B

Oct 21, 2024 | thetechstreetnow.com | Michael Novinson |Feross Aboukhadijeh

4 minutes ago bankinfosecurity Socket Plans to Triple Headcount After Big Growth, Deliver Open-Source Tools Faster Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • October 22, 2024 A startup led by a former Stanford University lecturer raised $40 million to address customer needs around open-source security and the software bill of materials.
How to Think About Foundation Models for Cybersecurity

May 10, 2024 | a16z.com | Zane Lackey |Derrick Harris |Feross Aboukhadijeh |Edo Liberty

In this episode of the AI + a16z podcast, a16z General Partner Zane Lackey and a16z Partner Joel de la Garza sit down with Derrick Harris to discuss how generative AI — LLMs, in particular — and foundation models could effect profound change in cybersecurity. After years of AI-washing by security vendors, they explain why the hype is legitimate this time as AI provides a real opportunity to help security teams cut through the noise and automate away the types of drudgery that lead to mistakes.