The Speaker Series explored how increasing use of encryption has forced authoritarian governments to innovate in the field of information controls. No longer able to easily block undesirable information outright, governments turn to novel controls such as Internet disruptions targeted at certain areas or individual users, attacking overseas websites sharing undesirable information, and the use of targeted electronic surveillance to identify and arrest users who share undesirable information. Bill Marczak’s presentation identified the various actors involved in these new types of information controls, including governments, cyber mercenary groups, cyber militias, commercial vendors, and the tools and technology they use.
Speaker Series
The MIIS Cyber Initiative hosts a regular speaker series. We invite academics and professionals whose expertise relates to a facet of how the digitized twenty-first century impacts international affairs to present on unique topics and current issues pertinent to their field.
As a part of our interdisciplinary efforts, we are pleased to be the first institution to prepare students in Translation and Interpretation for a the modern realties of the information age. All of our MIIS Cyber speaker series are available to MIIS students for their Practicum Course Interpretation requirements.
Although this speaker series is intended primarily for MIIS students, staff, faculty and affiliated organizations, it is open to the public unless noted otherwise. If you are interested in joining our events list or in speaking, kindly send an email with your contact information to cyber@miis.edu.
Dr. Levent Ertaul of CSU East Bay, 17 September 2015
Dr. Levent Ertaul provided an overview of five vulnerabilities in cyber and discussed whether privacy is really possible in cyberspace. He discussed secure mail, file and hard disk encryption, password management, cloud storage and deleting files. Dr. Ertaul is a Professor of Computer Science at California State University East Bay. He is actively involved in security projects nationally and internationally. He has over 25 years for experience in the military and private security industry and has more then 80 publications in security issues. His current research interests are cyber security, privacy, wireless security and cryptography. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, IACR and the Bay Area Council. He was awarded his Ph.D. from Sussex University, UK.
Dr. Gabrielle Horosanu of the Romanian Ministry of Health, 4 September 2015
Dr. Horosanu presented her research investigating the links between medical research, bioterrorism, and cybercrime, titled: “Connecting the Dots: Germs and Pixels.” Dr. Horosanu is currently the adviser to the State Secretary in the Romanian Ministry of Health. In addition, she is the Security and Defense Advisor to the VP of International Affairs in the Security and Defense Group of the European Parliament. She has served as both a Political Officer and Research Fellow in the Science for Peace and Security Progamme of NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division. She also holds positions as a Researcher in the Bucharest University of Medicine and Pharmacy as well as a Lecturer at the National Defense College of Romania.
Guest Lecture by Brian Steckler of NPS
Topic: “Hastily Formed Networks (HFNs) for Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief“
Brian Steckler, Director of Hastily Formed Networks (HFN) Research Group, Associate Chair for Special Programs and Lecturer of Information Operations and Wireless Networking Technologies, the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), addresses the issues arising in emergency response to crises such as the 9/11 attacks and natural disasters such as the Indian Ocean tsunami, Pakistan earthquake and Hurricane Katrina.
Guest Lecture by Dr. Linton Wells II – 19 Feb 2015
Resources from Presentation
- A link to the PowerPoint titled “Strategic Impact of Accelerating Technological Change” that Dr. Wells referenced can be found here.
- Additional notes from his presentation are available here.
- Please click here and here for the TED Talks referenced by Dr. Wells during his presentation.
- Click here for Bill Coleman’s paper Evolution of the Information Age: 1960-2040.
Speaker Series- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories on Cyber Issues – 11 Nov 2014
11 November 2014: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) representatives Matthew Myrick, John Donaldson and Jim Klopchic presented on “A Glimpse into the World of Cyber Security at LLNL”. For more than 60 years, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has applied science and technology to make the world a safer place. LLNL’s mission is broader than stockpile stewardship, as dangers ranging from nuclear proliferation and terrorism to energy shortages and climate change threaten national security and global stabilit. Their session served as an introduction into the types of cyber incidents that LLNL endures on a regular basis. Additionally, there was discussion on their defense strategies, methodologies and future work projects.
Please click here to view the Power Point presentation from this talk
Speaker Series- Adam Sedgewick at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, on Government and Technology – 4 Nov 2014
4 November 2014: Adam Sedgewick, Senior Information Technology Policy Advisor at the National Institute of Standards for Technology (NIST) presented on “Government, Technology and NIST.”
Speaker Series- John Crain: 28 Oct 2014
28 October 2014: John Crain, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) discussed, “Governing the Internet: How Does Governance Change in the Information Age.” This timely topic is being debated around the world by multiple states and international organizations. Questions related to security versus freedom of information are among the many facets of this global discussion.
Speaker Series – Hubert Yoshida: 23 Oct 2014
23 October 2014: Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and Vice President of Hitachi Data Systems, Hubert Yoshida presented on“Social Innovation, Security and Safety.” He was named, “One of the Ten Most Impactful Tech Leaders” by Information Week in 2013.
Speaker Series – Raul Mejorado: 7 Oct 2014
7 October 2014: Raul Mejorado and Shawn Kumagai of Lingua Brava and MIIS CySec Senior Language Fellows presented on “Language Applications of Cyber 2.0″
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