I had the pleasure of interviewing Jason Remillard
Jason Remillard, MBA, CISSP is the President of Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc. (OTCPK: LDSR). He is a founding member of the Blockchain Executive Group and is also the former VP of CISO Global Security Architecture and Engineering at Deutsche Bank. He has been in the IT & Internet security business for over 25 years.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! What is your “backstory”
Was doing mining ‘back in the day’ — Data and Enterprise security is my ‘day job’. Bringing infosec and blockchain together is a big focus now.
Can you tell me about the most interesting projects you are working on now?
We are currently running Ripple Validators and doing a lot of API work with different chains — bringing ‘enterprise’ to blockchain xyz…
What are the 5 things that most excite you about crypto? Why?
I’m more excited about blockchain vs. crypto — why be excited:
- Removal of the ‘old guard’ — who ever that happens to be.
- Rapid dissemination of data — even more than what is available today.
- A framework for the immutability of information — but there are caveats here.
- Some blockchains provide incredible performance and confirmation capabilities
- Providing a ‘low cost’ solution to areas in need — and hopefully without centralized ‘ownership’
What are the 5 things worry you about crypto? Why?
- Centralization of ownership/data movement
- Nefarious uses — information disclosure, inappropriate payload, copyright, illegal content, etc.
- Too much/too little Access for legitimate legal/jurisdictional informational needs
- Complexity and ‘expiration’ of crypto capabilities (SSL 1.0, AES, etc.) ciphers do get old/crackable — what happens to the ‘permanent’ information in a chain that is supposed to be secured (forever)?
- Risks/rewards of ‘crypto’ haven’t changed since the early days (like PGP restrictions, etc.) — the transport mechanism (blockchain) has replaced networks of old (even sneakernet), but in reality the hardest problems have not been solved.
What 3 things would you advise to someone who wanted to emulate your career? Can you share an example for each idea?
- Take the time to think… meditation, walking meetings, just being quiet, rocking out to tunes — whatever does it for you. The best ideas are the ones your subconscious ruminates and produces on its own — give your grey matter the environment to be productive!
- Have a bi-directional mentoring relationship. No one likes a yes man, or a lap dog (ok, some do…). Any good relationship is good for both parties — ensure any mentor type opportunities provide benefits for both sides. If not, I would suggest you are in the wrong relationship!
- Become (if not already) a voracious reader — but it doesn’t always have to be directly related to your project/career. Many of the best ideas/solutions/approaches are borrowed from disparate sciences, capabilities or industries — you would be surprised to see how food services has solved rapid and iterative training for example
Some of the biggest names in Business, VC funding, Sports, and Entertainment read this column. Is there a person in the world, or in the US whom you would love to have a private breakfast or lunch with, and why? He or she might just see this.
wow, tough one! I’m a big fan of ‘real bootstrappers’ — not the types with rich parents who made billions because they never had to worry about feeding their family, or had a top notch education and/or network to leverage. For me, I want to sit and learn from the people who aren’t selfish about their progress and growth — and had no handouts. Also not a fan of ‘one hit wonders’ — scored a billion bucks and now are experts in anything. So Buffet is one of course, Gates or Cuban are not (in my books). The list is short I would spend time with
Watch the full interview below:
The best ideas are the ones your subconscious ruminates and produces on its own — give your grey matter the environment to be productive!
