"When I was an aerospace engineer working on the NASA Space Shuttle Program, trust was mission-critical. Every bolt, every line of code, every system had to be validated and tested carefully, or the shuttle would never leave the launchpad. After their missions, astronauts would walk through the office and thank the thousands of engineers for getting them back home safely to their families-that's how deeply ingrained trust and safety were in our systems."
"After NASA's Space Shuttle program ended, I founded my first company: a platform for professionals and students to showcase and share evidence of their skills and competencies. It was a simple idea, but one that demanded that our customers trusted us. We quickly discovered universities wouldn't partner with us until we proved we could handle sensitive student data securely. That meant providing assurance through a number of different avenues, including showing a clean SOC 2 attestation, answering long security questionnaires, and completing various compliance certificatio"
Aerospace engineering required exhaustive validation and testing of hardware and software to guarantee astronaut safety and mission success. Trust and safety were embedded into every component and process. Rapid AI adoption projections indicate widespread deployment of AI agents by enterprises, but secure integration requires guardrails and rigorous security practices. Security and business leaders must ensure AI deployments include controls, attestations, and compliance to build trust. Practical experience founding a platform showed that institutions required demonstrable security measures—such as SOC 2 attestation, detailed security questionnaires, and compliance certifications—before sharing sensitive student data.
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