Do we really
know what happens behind the scenes of the cyber world? If we don't slow down, open our eyes, and take a closer look at things around us, we could be influenced in many different directions and led to believe almost anything. I am not saying to question or doubt everything, but I am saying that you must NOT be spoon-fed beliefs or
perspectives.
So go ahead .
. . ask the right questions and educate your self.
TedTalks is a great place to get another
perspective on controversial topics, one eye opening talk I
recently watched was Karen Elzari’s “Hackers: The Internet’s Immune System.” .
Are some
hackers justified in their actions?
Her
TedTalk, takes on the controversial
topic of the “robin hood hackers” and sheds some light on our rapid growing
technology and the role that hackers must play.
Karen Elzari
is a cyber-security expert. Her love for science fiction and her overwhelming
curiosity fueled her exploration of the underground world of the hacktivists.
She is currently an industry analysis with GIGAOM Reseach. She is also a sought after speaker at
conferences such as TedTalk, DEFCON, WIRED, and more.
Elzari does
not call them hackers but rather “Security Researchers.” She believes that the
hacker must decide what they are going to do with this powerful information.
With technology becoming our future, the credit for exposing gaps and
weaknesses in the security is accredited to hackers and hacktivists groups.
Because they have unearthed these problems, Elzari states that it “has an
evolving effect to our technology. . . and if we fight hackers, we are stifling
innovation.”
Maybe, just
maybe, hackers are not ALL as malicious as the general public has been led to
believe. “Security Researchers have impacted civil liberties, innovation, and
internet freedom,” states Elzari.
What are you
doing to protect civil liberties, innovation, and Internet freedom?
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