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Crose, who is also an advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion discuss the United States government’s nuanced and complex relationship with hacker culture.
How did hacking go from a nerdy hobby to a geopolitical lever of power? Veteran information security professional Emily Crose traces this evolution in her new book Hack to the Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers. Crose is uniquely positioned to cover this topic as an expert in both offensive and defensive cyber security who specializes in industrial control systems security.
This evening, Crose, who is also an advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion, sits down with Amanda Ohlke, Spy Museum Director of Adult Education, to discuss the United States government’s nuanced and complex relationship with hacker culture over the last few decades. They’ll explore significant events such as the Morris worm and the Melissa virus that have changed the way the hacking community has been perceived by the public, the state, and other hackers. They’ll discuss where the intersection of hacking, technology, information security, geopolitics, foreign policy, and government has taken us. Crose will give her insider’s perspective on the complicated and fraught relationship between hackers and the US government actors who sought to wield them as a novel and effective weapon. In other words, she’ll reveal how the United States managed to weaponize a subculture originally viewed as misanthropic, awkward, and insignificant into a major tool instrumental in global power games!
Hack to the Future will be available for sale and signing after the conversation.
The in-person event will have open seating available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Assistive listening devices will be available for the in-person program.
Auto-generated closed captioning will be available for this program when viewed online.
