Fancy Bear, Dynamic Panda and Charming Kitten – we live in a time where we are constantly under attack without even knowing it. CISA Director Jen Easterly and Yale Law School Professor Scott Shapiro, author of “Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age In Five Extraordinary Hacks” discuss how best to understand the challenge of information security; what we can learn from looking back; and how the decisions we make today to prioritize security by design will shape our future.

DEF CON (also written as DEFCON, Defcon or DC) is a hacker convention held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993 and today many attendees at DEF CON include computer security professionals, journalists, lawyers, federal government employees, security researchers, students, and hackers with a general interest in software, computer architecture, hardware modification, conference badges, and anything else that can be "hacked". The event consists of several tracks of speakers about computer- and hacking-related subjects, as well as cyber-security challenges and competitions (known as hacking wargames). Contests held during the event are extremely varied, and can range from creating the longest Wi-Fi connection to finding the most effective way to cool a beer in the Nevada heat.

Lions and Tigers and Fancy Bears, Oh My!: A Cautionary Tale for our Cyber Future

Conference: Defcon 31

Authors: Jen Easterly Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Scott Shapiro Author, , Yale Law School Professor

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