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CSA SPEAKER BULLETIN CYBER SECURITY
HACKERS?CAN WE LEARN FROM
Keren Elazari is a
cybersecurity expert and is
an internationally celebrated
researcher, author and
speaker on all matters related our perspectives on the future, and
to cybersecurity and hacker
culture. She moves through
business, academic and
security circles, researching
new technologies and emerging
security threats.
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In the digital age, hackers can
dominate the world stage, wielding
more power than politicians and
global corporations. Naturally, we
are all terrified of hackers. Headlines benefits against the risks it brings with
tend to overestimate hackers’
capabilities but underestimate
hackers’ ethics and motivation. I for
one believe that not all hackers are
bad. In fact, some hackers may even
hold the keys to securing our future.
In my talks, I like to invite people
to join me on a quick journey into
the hacker’s world - a tour that
opens people’s mind, challenges
transforms the way we think about
internet security. You may still be
skeptical- but ask yourself, can you
afford NOT to learn from hackers?
As we connect more elements of
our lives and make them smarter,
we may be exposing ourselves to
new types of disruptive attacks on
critical systems such as electricity,
transportation, healthcare and water
systems. Cyber criminals, spies and
terrorists are not just going after our
secrets, our files, databases and
credit numbers. They are now going
after the TRUST that we place in the
digital infrastructure that powers our
modern lifestyle. That’s why I believe
that our future may be defined by
our efforts to balance technology’s
it. This is not an easy puzzle to solve
- and hackers can actually help us!
Believe it or not, there are thousands
of friendly hackers out there. Security
researchers, like me, that are eager
to help. In fact, they might just be
the immune system of the information
age. They show us what’s possible,
what’s broken, and what can be
better. They make us stronger, and we
need their help.
In this TED talk you can see why I
think we need hackers. If we can start
to think like hackers do, and embrace
the hacker spirit, we can also use their
methodology to test our defenses
and develop solutions to keep our
technology safe. I challenge you to
start looking at hackers in a different
light, and learn everything you can
from what they can teach us.