Facebook headhunts new chief security officer Alex Stamos from Yahoo

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Status update: Cheerio Yahoo, I've found a new job at Facebook

Social media giant Facebook has appointed a new chief security officer, Alex Stamos, headhunted from rival Yahoo - and starting this Monday. The new hire was revealed, predictably enough, in a p...

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