Alex Stamos, Yahoo’s chief information security officer, announced on his Facebook page Wednesday that he’s leaving to take a similar post at Facebook.
“The Internet has been an incredible force for connecting the world and giving individuals access to personal, educational and economic opportunities that are unprecedented in human history,” Stamos wrote. “These benefits are not without risk, and it is the responsibility of our industry to build the safest, most trustworthy products possible.”
He added: “This is why I am joining Facebook.”
The post generated over 800 likes on the social media service he’ll soon be working for.
Stamos had served as Yahoo’s top cybersecurity officer and was with the company for a little over a year. He succeeds Joe Sullivan, who left Facebook in April to join ride-share startup Uber.
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Main Headquarters: An aerial of Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, CA on the San Francisco Bay.Steve Proehl—CorbisNew Building: An aerial view of Facebook's new building an expansion of its current headquarters in Menlo Park. The LEED-certified building, known as MPK 20, has a 9-acre "green roof."Matt Harnack for FacebookMain Headquarters: After encouragement from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to decorate their headquarters, the word "hack" was designed into the outdoor landscaping. Steve Proehl—CorbisNew Building: The roof of the new building contains a half-mile walking loop for employees and over 400 trees.Matt Harnack for FacebookMain Headquarters: Buidling 10 stands on the Facebook campus.David Paul Morris—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNew Building: The new Facebook building, known as MPK 20, opened this Spring.Matt Harnack for FacebookMain Headquarters: Facebook employees are shown on the campus below the famous sign "The Hacker Company".Jeff Chiu—APNew Building: The lobby of the new building is entered from the roof.Matt Harnack for FacebookMain Headquarters: A general view of the outdoor lunch and relaxtion area at Facebook's main campus.Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty ImagesNew Building: A view of the MPK 20 roof at night, which is topped by a massive garden.Gehry Partners, LLPMain Headquarters: A Facebook employee works on a laptop computer at the company's headquarters.David Paul Morris—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNew Building: Facebook employees took to Instagram to show off parts of their new digs, such as this artwork in the MPK 20 building.Brad Baldwin (@baldwin908) via Instagram
Main Headquarters: A Facebook employee walks past The Facebook Wall at MPK 10.Jeff Chiu—APNew Building: Colorful artwork adorns many of the walls at Facebook's new building.MJ Aquino (@mjaquino) via InstagramMain Headquarters: The desk is staffed inside the lobby area of the main Facebook campus.David Paul Morris—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNew Building: The Frank-Gehry designed staircases are designed to bring in lots of natural light, as opposed to the claustrophobic stairwells of traditional office buildings.Andrew Blotky (@andrewblotky) via Instagram
