Laura Galante: How (and why) Russia hacked the US election
Laura Galante profiles advanced cyber threats and network breaches and investigates the political, military and financial implications of cyber operations. Full bio
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the proper role of government.
band together and lecture everyone else
and failures of Western democracies
of these democracies
are failing them,
the information spheres
their most powerful asset --
and leaks that happened in 2016.
National Committee's networks,
accounts of its staff,
who didn't speak Romanian,
of these leaks to journalists.
the DNC hated Bernie.
that far outshined the news
sponsored hackers
Persistent Threat 28,"
these operations against the US.
hadn't just appeared out of nowhere
this group back in 2014.
to compromise its victims' networks
well-resourced effort
and contacts of journalists in Chechnya,
eastern European defense attachés --
to the Russian government.
across the world,
types of operations.
where stolen data was posted online
to interfere with the credibility
did we not see this coming?
before Americans understood
information attack?
in a perfect catch-22.
government was interfering
to meddle in the campaign itself.
were utterly unequipped
to a modern information operation,
had wielded information
in an era not so long ago.
spent the last 20 years
and cyber commands --
consequential terms.
even hit the shelf,
the risks and the opportunity
and instant communication it provided us.
based on the information
at the palm of our hand
that we're scanning
that we see trending,
was the first to recognize
exploitable device on the planet.
to an unfettered flow of information,
to your own tastes.
that's so interesting to you
a perfect back door into your mind.
information operations
that includes the media --
trending on Twitter,
primed to receive it,
terabytes of email
camouflaging your operations
"reflexive control."
information on someone else
and perception management,
or otherwise, that will achieve it.
before Russia would invade Crimea,
kingmaker in Ukraine,
for its lack of speed and leadership
and a feckless attitude
and emails and networks
the decisions you make
strategic interest.
that much more seductive,
at face value and pass on,
that's presented in phone calls and emails
for public consumption?
it's being revealed to you?
where we're increasingly living,
and the people behind it.
of computers and devices.
there's no firewall,
it's always running the latest version.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Laura Galante - Cyberspace analystLaura Galante profiles advanced cyber threats and network breaches and investigates the political, military and financial implications of cyber operations.
Why you should listen
Laura Galante analyzes how states use cyberspace, or more precisely, our information space. She describes a domain where militaries, intelligence services, criminal groups and individuals actively pursue their interests -- with far fewer restraints than in the physical world.
A leading voice on information operations and intelligence analysis, she founded Galante Strategies in spring 2017 to assist governments and corporations in recognizing and responding to cyber and information threats.
Galante previously served as Director of Global Intelligence at FireEye where her teams investigated network activity, profiled advanced cyber threats and portrayed the political, military and financial implications of cyber operations. A founding member of Mandiant Intelligence, her work has included leading strategic analysis, developing intelligence capabilities and offerings and directing intelligence publications including APT28: A Window into Russia's State Cyber Espionage; Red Line Drawn: China Recalculates its Use of Cyber Espionage and Hacking the Street? FIN4 Likely Playing the Market among others.
In November 2016, Galante spoke at the UN Security Council's meeting on cybersecurity and international peace and security. She frequently appears on and provides commentary to CNN, Bloomberg, NPR, BBC, Fox News, the New York Times, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, the Associated Press and other global and industry media.
Prior to her work at FireEye and Mandiant, Galante led a contractor team analyzing cyber capability development and military doctrine at the US Department of Defense. She supported the 2010 US-Russia bilateral information security talks.
Galante holds a J.D. from the Catholic University of America and a BA in Foreign Affairs and Italian from the University of Virginia.
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