Google spent over $1.2 million in 2018 on Pichai's security unit, compared to a spend of roughly $680,000 the year prior.
Google spent over $1.2 million in 2018 on Pichai's security unit, compared to a spend of roughly $680,000 the year prior, according to the filing.YouTube's San Bruno campus in April 2018
left three employees injured — and the broader tech community shaken. According to the report, Alphabet's compensation committee approved an"overall security program" for Pichai in July 2018, which was then rolled out the following month. A Google spokesperson told Business Insider on Tuesday that a security program for its CEO was not entirely new and something that is continuously adjusted. In fact, Pichai's security spend doubled from 2017 to 2018, as well.
Still, the lingering fears of last April's shooting at YouTube likely played at least some role in bolstering Pichai's security budget to over $1 million.Business Insider's Rob Price recently reported that in the wake of the incident at YouTube, Facebook invested in a fleet of more than 30 new Toyota RAV4 hybrid SUVs to increase patrols around its own campus — though the company struggled to work out a plan for how best to deploy the vehicles.
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