Zane Lackey

New York

General Partner at a16z

GP @a16z helping build amazing cybersecurity and platform engineering companies. Previously Co-Founder of @SignalSciences and CISO @Etsy

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Articles

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.
Investing in Doppel

Jan 23, 2024 | a16z.com | Zane Lackey |Martin Casado |Jorge Conde |Brian Curran

How many fake profiles of you popped up this week? Did your CEO message you asking you to buy gift certificates? Have you ordered a product online only to find the reviews for it were fake? Over the last two years, there has been a rampant acceleration in the number and quality of malicious impersonations online, from celebrities to early stage startup executives.
Building a Modern Security Program

Sep 14, 2023 | financialchickens.com | Zane Lackey |Rebecca Huehls

by Zane Lackey, Rebecca HuehlsReleased August 2018Publisher(s): O’Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN: 9781491956311Read it now on the O’Reilly learning platform with a 10-day free trial. O’Reilly members get unlimited access to books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers. Read the rest of the article here.
Investing in Socket

Aug 1, 2023 | a16z.com | Zane Lackey

Open source is the bedrock upon which all modern applications are built. But here’s the elephant in the room: There is a huge attack surface hidden within this seemingly solid foundation, and the proliferation of open source usage has opened a Pandora’s box of security threats. Ask any seasoned CISO in private how they feel about the risks associated with the open source supply chain, and you’ll hear any number of serious concerns.