Keren Elazari | Cyber Security Analyst, Author & Researcher

Keren Elazari

Cyber Security Analyst, Author & Researcher

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Keren Elazari
Biography

Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized cybersecurity expert, researcher, author, and keynote speaker — and as she likes to call herself, a friendly hacker. In 2014, Keren became the first Israeli woman to speak on the main stage of the prestigious TED Conference. Her talk on hackers has been viewed by millions, translated to 30 languages, and chosen for TED’s ‘Most Powerful Ideas.’ Over a decade later, Keren Elazari’s TED talk remains one of the internet’s most watched talks on security and hacking.

Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading security firms, innovative startups, government organizations and Fortune 500 companies. Her keynotes blend cutting-edge cybersecurity technical intelligence with insights on AI, digital trust, and the hacker mindset — making complex topics accessible, actionable, and unforgettable.

Keren is the founder of BSidesTLV, Israel’s largest hacker community event, and the global Leading Cyber Ladies network for women in cybersecurity. She proudly supports the HackeRiot.org initiative to make cybersecurity career paths accessible to women of all backgrounds. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Keren holds the CISSP international security certification and a master’s degree in security studies.
 

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Featured Keynote Programs

The Future of AI — From a Hacker’s Perspective

With a hacker’s lens, Keren explores AI’s transformative role in the disinformation age. Acting as a tour guide for the audience, Keren showcases how hackers embrace AI and details the strategies organizations need to focus on right now, to truly benefit from AI’s potential — and stay ahead of its threats.

Malicious Innovation in the Cybercriminal Ecosystem

Step into the sophisticated world of cybercriminal innovation, where threat actors constantly evolve their tactics and technologies. This talk exposes the inner workings of criminal markets, emerging attack techniques, and economic drivers fueling cybercrime. By understanding how adversaries operate and innovate, defenders can better prepare for tomorrow’s threats.

AI, Digital Warfare & the Future of Cybersecurity

AI-powered threats, deepfake deception, and nation-state cyber warfare are reshaping the security landscape. From the battlefields of the Middle East to the digital frontlines of Eastern Europe and the Pacific, cyber operations are now inseparable from geopolitics. Keren explores how nations leverage digital weapons, what this means for businesses and citizens, and how organizations can build resilience in an era of persistent digital conflict.

AI, Cybersecurity, and the Promise of Tomorrow
A Hacker's Insight

Journey with Keren Elazari through the transformative world of AI and cybersecurity. From her unique vantage point, shaped by personal experiences as a hacker, Keren celebrates hackers as trailblazing innovators. She demystifies AI's pivotal role in cybersecurity, emphasizing its vast potential to safeguard our digital realm. While acknowledging the challenges of "malicious innovation," Keren accentuates the positive: the unparalleled opportunities AI presents. In this digital age, TRUST emerges as a golden thread, weaving challenge with opportunity. As we gaze into the future, Keren envisions a harmonious interplay between AI and cybersecurity, with friendly hackers championing the cause, ensuring algorithms serve humanity's best interests. Dive into this enlightening exploration of technology's promise, where risks are merely stepping stones to a brighter, secure tomorrow.

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Featured Book

Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level With Practical Advice and Inspiring Storiesby Keren Elazari

Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level With Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories

by Keren Elazari
Geared toward women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in a tech job who want to take their career to the next level, this book combines practical career advice and inspiring personal stories from successful female tech professionals Brianna Wu (founder, Giant Spacekat), Angie Chang (founder, Women 2.0), Keren Elazari (TED speaker and cybersecurity expert), Katie Cunningham (Python educator and developer), Miah Johnson (senior systems administrator), Kristin Toth Smith (tech executive and inventor), and Kamilah Taylor (mobile and social developer).
 
Written by a female startup CEO and featuring a host of other successful contributors, this book will help dismantle the unconscious social bias against women in the tech industry. Readers will learn:

·      The secrets of salary negotiation
·      The best format for tech resumes
·       How to ace a tech interview
·       The perks of both contracting (W-9) and salaried full-time work
·       The secrets of mentorship
·       How to start your own company
·       And much more

Bonus content:
Perfect for its audience of hackers and coders, the book contains puzzles and code, created as love letters to women in the tech industry. A distinguished anonymous contributor created the Python code for the cover of the book (ghosted in gloss on the hardcover jacket, and also printed on one of the first pages). It references the mother of computer science, Ada Lovelace. Run the code to see what it does!
Mike Selinker and Gaby Weidling of Lone Shark Games, and cryptographer and DefCon puzzle master Ryan “LostboY” Clarke created an “easter egg” of puzzles throughout the book - readers who decipher the puzzles get a prize from the author!

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Featured Reviews

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Featured Articles & Resources

Cyber Warfare in context of global conflicts

In the Age of Cyber Warfare, states and corporations alike have redrawn the battle lines, and they are now virtual. This era began roughly 10 years ago, a computer virus called...
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There is a spotlight on cybersecurity like there hasn’t been in quite a while. Report after report streams into the public eye about the vulnerability of embedded health...
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Two weeks ago, hours after Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an vowed to “wipe out” Twitter, his government blocked access to the platform across the country. It was...
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