Laura Galante: How (and why) Russia hacked the US election
Laura Galante: Cómo explotar la democracia
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.
el papel adecuado del gobierno.
band together and lecture everyone else
se unen y aleccionan a los demás
y libertades individuales...
and failures of Western democracies
fracasos de las democracias occidentales
of these democracies
de estas democracias,
en sus mentes;
are failing them,
les están fallando,
está en caída libre.
the information spheres
en los círculos de información
their most powerful asset --
su activo más poderoso,
su mayor vulnerabilidad.
cuestione la verdad.
and leaks that happened in 2016.
informáticos y filtraciones de 2016.
National Committee's networks,
el Comité Nacional Demócrata,
accounts of its staff,
de su equipo,
who didn't speak Romanian,
que no hablaba rumano,
of these leaks to journalists.
a los periodistas.
the DNC hated Bernie.
el CND a Bernie Sanders.
that far outshined the news
llenó de titulares las noticias:
sponsored hackers
financiado por el gobierno ruso,
Persistent Threat 28,"
Persistente Avanzada 28",
these operations against the US.
estas operaciones contra EE. UU.
hadn't just appeared out of nowhere
no surgió de la nada en 2016.
de este grupo en 2014.
this group back in 2014.
to compromise its victims' networks
vulnerar las redes de sus víctimas
well-resourced effort
con abundantes recursos,
las 9 am hasta las 18 pm.
and contacts of journalists in Chechnya,
y contactos de periodistas de Chechenia,
eastern European defense attachés --
adjuntos de defensa de Europa occidental;
to the Russian government.
innegable para el gobierno Ruso.
across the world,
de todo el mundo,
types of operations.
tipos de operaciones.
estaba haciendo en 2016
where stolen data was posted online
donde los datos robados se publicaron
narrativa sensacionalista,
inmediata en los medios.
to interfere with the credibility
interferir en la credibilidad
did we not see this coming?
no lo vimos venir?
before Americans understood
los estadounidenses se dieron cuenta
information attack?
información patrocinado por un estado?
in a perfect catch-22.
en una trampa perfecta.
government was interfering
estaba interfiriendo
to meddle in the campaign itself.
que se entrometía en la campaña.
were utterly unequipped
no estaban preparados en absoluto
to a modern information operation,
a una operación de información moderna
had wielded information
había gestionado información
in an era not so long ago.
hacía poco tiempo.
spent the last 20 years
se pasaron los últimos 20 años
and cyber commands --
y comandos cibernéticos,
consequential terms.
en términos mucho más relevantes.
even hit the shelf,
llegase a las estanterías,
the risks and the opportunity
los riesgos y la oportunidad
and instant communication it provided us.
y comunicación instantánea.
based on the information
se basa cada vez más en la información
at the palm of our hand
en la palma de nuestra mano
that we're scanning
que consultamos
that we see trending,
que se hacen tendencia,
was the first to recognize
fue el primero en reconocer
exploitable device on the planet.
más vulnerable del planeta.
to an unfettered flow of information,
a un flujo de información sin trabas,
to your own tastes.
en función de los gustos.
that's so interesting to you
tan interesante para la gente,
a perfect back door into your mind.
un camino alternativo hacia la mente.
information operations
de información patrocinadas por el estado
that includes the media --
que incluye a la prensa,
trending on Twitter,
sea tendencia en Twitter,
primed to receive it,
preparado para recibirlas,
terabytes of email
terabytes de emails
en las operaciones rusas,
camouflaging your operations
de camuflar eficazmente sus operaciones
"reflexive control."
"control reflexivo".
information on someone else
información en otra persona
and perception management,
de percepción a nivel de estado-nación
or otherwise, that will achieve it.
online o no, que lo consiga.
before Russia would invade Crimea,
antes de que Rusia invadiera Crimea,
una llamada de teléfono.
dos diplomáticos de EE. UU.
kingmaker in Ukraine,
jugando a ser reyes en Ucrania,
for its lack of speed and leadership
por su falta de velocidad y liderazgo
tambaleándose.
and a feckless attitude
y una actitud irresponsable
de Rusia en Ucrania.
and emails and networks
emails y redes pirateadas
the decisions you make
en las decisiones que uno toma
strategic interest.
estratégico de una nación-estado.
that much more seductive,
es mucho más seductora
at face value and pass on,
en sentido literal y transmitirla,
that's presented in phone calls and emails
la verdad de esas llamadas y emails
for public consumption?
al público general?
es esa verdad
it's being revealed to you?
where we're increasingly living,
donde residimos cada vez más,
llamamos "ciberespacio",
and the people behind it.
y las personas detrás de ella.
of computers and devices.
de computadoras y dispositivos.
con computadoras y dispositivos.
there's no firewall,
no hay cortafuegos,
complejas para protegerle.
it's always running the latest version.
siempre tiene la última versión.
hay que tener la valentía
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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