Alex Stamos

Facebook is 'better prepared' for elections, even for India: Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg outlines the main efforts that Facebook is focused on to prevent election interference.

Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos departs to join Stanford University

Alex Stamos was a key figure in the fight against the spread of fake news and misinformation.

Facebook to tighten security for US elections after a critical memo surfaces

Facebook is using techniques including AI to counter Russian operatives manipulate public opinion.

Apple takes a dig at Facebook as it announces improved security features in Safari on macOS Mojave and iOS 12

After the Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke, amidst everything else, there definitely was a battle of words between the CEOs of Apple and Facebook.

Facebook fires employee accused of bragging about his access to private user information

In a statement, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos said the company quickly investigated the situation and immediately fired the person

Facebook is investigating claims that a security engineer allegedly stalked women using his position

Jackie Stokes, founder of Spyglass Securities has made a claim that a security engineer in Facebook is using his privileged access to user data to stalk women.

Facebook chief information security officer Alex Stamos to leave the company in August

Not denying his exit, Stamos tweeted that his role at the company did change, but he was still fully engaged with work at Facebook.

Facebook's algorithms come under scrutiny for failure to check fake news; security chief defends algorithms

Facebook uses algorithms to determine everything from what you see and do not see in News Feed, to finding and removing other content like hate speech.

Facebook to fund a non-profit organisation for its effort to fight election hacking and propaganda attacks

Facebook will provide funding for a nonprofit organization aiming to protect political parties and voting systems from hackers and propaganda attacks.

Facebook regularly buys passwords from blackmarket for cross-referencing to maintain security

According to Facebook's Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos, the company buys passwords that hackers are selling in the black market and cross-references them with encrypted passwords used on their platform.