The fog of cybersecurity - free lecture

January 19, 2017, 7–8:30pm

Shoreline Community College, Room 9208

16101 Greenwood Ave N, Shoreline 98133

Parking is free in the evenings

The Fog of Cybersecurity

Dr. Jessica Beyer, Research Scientist in the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies and author of the book, Expect Us: Online Communities and Political Mobilization.

“Our daily life, economic vitality, and national security depend on a stable, safe, and resilient cyberspace. Cyberspace and its underlying infrastructure are vulnerable to a wide range of risk stemming from both physical and cyber threats and hazards. 

Sophisticated cyber actors and nation-states exploit vulnerabilities to steal information and money and are developing capabilities to disrupt, destroy, or threaten the delivery of essential services.”

 Department of Homeland Security website (November 15, 2016)

What are the key factors involved in protecting ourselves against cyber-hacking and other cyber-threats?

How do we determine where cyber-attacks originate?

In the absence of knowing the source of a cyber-attack, how do we respond?

What is the international cybersecurity landscape?

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