Keren Elazari brings years of experience in the international cyber security industry to BSIDES . Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading Israeli security firms, government organizations, Global Big 4 and Fortune 500 companies. Keren holds a CISSP security certification, a BA in History and Philosophy of Science, MA in Security Studies and is currently a senior research fellow with the prestigious Security & Technology workshop at Tel Aviv University. In 2012, Keren held the position of Security Teaching Fellow with Singularity University, a private think tank, founded by Dr. Ray Kurzweil and sponsored by Google & NASA amongst others. Since 2013, Keren covers emerging security technologies and trends as a security industry analyst with GIGAOM research, a leading independent media hub. In 2014, Keren became the first Israeli woman to be invited to speak at the prestigious international annual TED conference. Keren’s TED talk about "Hackers - the immune system of the internet" has been viewed by 1.4 million people, translated to 26 languages and selected for TED’s list of ‘Most Powerful Ideas in 2014’ and for Inc.com’s list of ‘Top TED Talks of 2014’.