Emily Crose is has been an information security professional for over a decade. She has been an officer for multiple government organizations including the NSA, CIA and US Army INSCOM. She currently works to secure critical industrial infrastructure worldwide. She is also an advocate for counter white nationalism, and government transparency.
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Subduing the Subculture: How World Leaders Weaponized Hackers In 40 years
In the early 1980s, hackers were treated as outsiders at best and dangerous criminals at worst. Eventually, world leaders recognized the value of these outcasts, and devised a plan to use them as geopolitical pawns. How did we get here? Find out in this talk by ex-NSA officer, Emily Crose.