E1011: Check Point CEO & Co-founder Gil Shwed shares insights on being the "Godfather of Cybersecurity", growing Check Point into Israel's most impactful tech company, pricing & developing products for an emerging market, best practices on protectin

0:48 Jason intros Gil and asks about his lengthy background in cybersecurity 3:02 What experiences inspired Check Point? 8:31 Gil explains how he raised money for Check Point in the early 1990's 14:04 How did Gil build and price his first product in a developing market? 16:46 Dealing with the first batch of cyber attacks at Check Point 19:10 What was the profile of a typical hacker in the early Internet? When did the criminality start and how does crypto tie in? 25:20 Potential of Chinese hardware hacking & hackers stealing wired money from venture firms 30:16 What are the risks associated with high-level governmental cyber security breaches 31:42 Should companies be required to build backdoors into their messaging apps? 34:24 Are Tor networks totally safe? 38:19 Gil is the "Godfather of Cybersecurity" 38:55 How protective are two-factor authentication & biometrics? 41:26 What are the most dangerous types of hacks? 44:08 Why are Microsoft products more susceptible to hacks than Apple? 46:03 Will deep-fakes lead to more threats? 50:05 Best cyber-protection advice? 55:28 Are the electrical grids a huge liability? 57:55 What is their recruiting playbook?