Keren Elazari

Keren Elazari is an internationally recognised security analyst, researcher and speaker, working with leading security firms, government organisations and Fortune 500 companies.

​As an independent voice on cyber security, Keren is the first Israeli woman to give a TED talk at the official TED Conference.

Keren’s TED talk about hackers has been viewed by millions, translated to 30 languages and is one of the most watched talks on TED.com on the topic of cyber security.

Keren is the founder of BSidesTLV, Israel's largest security community event, and the founder of the Leading Cyber Ladies network for Women in Cyber Security.

Keren is currently a senior researcher at the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University.

Outside of academia, Keren is a white-hat hacker, and continues to work as a security consultant. In the past she has worked with various companies and organisations, including as a security specialist and industry analyst with Gigaom Research and as an adviser to the cryptocurrency technology company Epiphyte.

Speech topics include:

• AI, Cybersecurity, and the Technology of Tomorrow
• The Age of Cyber Warfare & Society's Digital Battlefields
• Malicious Innovation - Lessons We Can Learn From Hackers
• Hijacking Democracies: Fake News, Alternative Facts, And Disinformation
• The Future of Cyber Security from a Friendly Hacker’s Perspective

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