September 23, 2018 - JOHN SAFA (ex-hacker) and STEVE SPIRO (actor and dog-lover)




THE BIGGER PICTURE with Timothy Spangler show

Summary: JOHN SAFA, cybersecurity guru and ex-hacker, is our featured guest this Sunday night! JOHN is an accomplished entrepreneur and founder of multiple technology companies including BitArts, Inc. - a pioneer in the Digital Rights Management activation space and licensed to Microsoft. He has been granted over 30 patents and raised over $70 million in venture funding. JOHN founded Pushfor in 2013. Pushfor protects business critical content, of any size or format, with absolute confidence when sharing across all platforms. Pushfor is underpinned by its patented "push" technology that enables any digitized content to be securely disseminated, viewed and tracked - regardless of device or location. Our key differentiator is that when content is 'pushed' - nothing is ever sent and the content remains secure at source removing the risk of data leakage. Pushfor is available for iOS, Android, Desktop and Browser. Also dropping by this Sunday night is STEVE SPIRO, actor and dog-lover! STEVE is originally from London, England and has appeared in both film and on stage. He is excited to be performing "UK Underdog" at the Zephyr Theatre, where he last appeared in the award-winning play "The Caretaker." He has written several screenplays, including the life and times of early 20th Century fighter Sam Langford, who was regarded as the greatest fighter never to fight for the title. He is also co-writer of a thirty-minute dark comedy, "Unleashed," about the world of animal rescue, which will begin shooting later this year - Unleashedtvshow.com. STEVE is one of the original founders of START Rescue, a nonprofit transport and spay/neuter group. Since its inception in 2011, START has transported over 10,000 dogs and cats from high kill California shelters to loving "forever homes" in the Pacific Northwest and funded over 5,500 spay/neuter surgeries for low-income households. He lives in Los Angles with his wife and 3 rescue dogs.