Immunizing the Internet [Video]
Scientific American contributor Keren Elazari argues in a 2014 TED talk that securing cyberspace is impossible without the help of hackers.
By Seth Fletcher
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In our April issue cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari argues that protecting cyberspace is a job far too large and complex for governments or corporations to handle on their own. Securing the digital realm can only be accomplished with the participation of individuals (people like you and me) as well as hackers.
Yes, hackers. On balance, hackers are a force for good, Elazari argues. Big institutions should stop fighting hackers and start embracing them. Hackers and independent security researchers can form a distributed immune system for cyberspace, seeking out vulnerabilities and threats and exposing them before they can do harm. In this TED talk from last year’s conference in Vancouver, she talks about the role of hackers at length.
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