“Hackers of the world – unite?”
We are taught there is strength in coming together, but, must we all speak the same language? do the same things to achieve impact? I think not. This talk, will be an international point of view about the global and different state of hacker communities, and the meaning of the word hacker – Past present and future.
Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized researcher, author and speaker on all matters cyber security and hacker culture. Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading security firms, public organizations and Fortune 500 companies. Keren’s independent research about cyber security has been featured by Scientific American, WIRED , TED, CNN, Financial Times and more. Keren’s TED talk “Hackers: the Internet’s immune system” has been viewed by millions online, translated to 30 languages, selected as ‘Most Powerful Ideas’ and helped shape a global conversation about the role of hackers in the information age. In 2016 Keren founded BSidesTLV, a community event for hackers in Israel. Keren is also a visiting faculty member of Singularity University. In 2016 she collaborated on the Amazon bestseller book for “Women in Tech” (Penguin Random House).