stamos first and then mr. salem and mr. spiezel. then after we heard all the testimony, we'll turn to questions. please proceed. again, our thanks. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> chairman levin, ranking member mccain and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for convening the hearing and inviting me. i appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts and discuss the user first approach to security at yahoo!. i respectfully request my full written testimony be submitted for the record. >> it will be. >> thank you, sir. my name is alex stamos, yahoo's chief information security officer. i joined in march. prior to that i served as the chief technology officer of artemis internet and was a cofounder of isec partners. i have spent my career building and improving secure, trustworthy systems and i am very proud to be working on security at yahoo. it is a global technology company that provides services including search, content and communications in 60 countries. as a pioneer of the web we enjoy some of the longest la