The Growing Role of Security at Software Companies: Verification and Capital Allocation

The article states that security is becoming an increasingly important function at software companies, as verification engineering (for example, proving memory safety) and questions of capital allocation. It is both a challenge and an opportunity for startups, since increasing AI-adversarial threats and centralization will make it harder to trust even two-person teams; at the same time, investment opportunities in cybersecurity are opening up for small teams.