From Hackers to Founders to a Better World | Christian Zenger | TEDxRuhrUniversityBochum HD

When we think of hackers, most of us might still think of the kind of stereotypically nerdy criminals we know from Hollywood movies. But times change and today the skills of former hackers have become an important asset in developing solutions for securing sensitive data. Moreover, as the digital world is expanding beyond our laptop screens to our cars, keys, houses and many more aspects of our daily lives the need for digital security is now bigger than ever. This talk will take us along on the unlikely journey of a group of hackers who ended up founding a company together. Dr. Christian Zenger is Co-founder & CEO of PHYSEC GmbH and lecturer at the Ruhr-University Bochum. He develops security and privacy solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx