Presented at
AppSec USA 2013,
Nov. 20, 2013, 2 p.m.
(50 minutes)
It's no longer possible to be in the news media without being security savvy.
Edward Snowden's NSA leaks, FBI subpoenas of reporters' phone records, and frequent hack attacks directed against news organizations -- all of these prove that we're living in a time when journalists need cybersecurity skills.
Whether to protect the sacred bond between reporters and sources or to protect the credibility and availability of a major news website, those in the media must know what security tools are available and how to use them. And the security industry must know what journalists need, and how existing tools fall short.Cybersecurity and Media: All the News That's Fit to Protect?
In this panel, reporters and IT pros will describe how security issues have affected them. We'll discuss leading-edge software and best practices to protect the newsroom. And we'll create a wishlist for the software and services needed to protect journalism's role as the 24/7, real-time, global clearinghouse of the information economy.
Presenters:
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Michael Carbone
as Michael Carbonne
Michael is Manager of Tech Policy and Programs at Access, an international human rights organization fighting to defend and extend the digital rights of users at risk around the world. There he manages projects that analyze digital attacks on civil society and media organizations, support the development of innovative secure communications technologies, and provide preventative advice to civil society organizations and human rights defenders in staying digitally secure. Prior to Access, he worked at the intersection of technology and journalism at a number of international nonprofits and local news organizations, including the International Reporting Project, the Bertelsmann Foundation's FutureChallenges, and the bilingual local news site HNC News Community. He has also worked on various communications and information policy issues at the State Department. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael received his bachelor's degrees from the University of Chicago in Mathematics and East Asian Languages & Civilizations, studied in the PRC at Capital Normal University, Zhejiang University, and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies, and completed his master's degree at Johns Hopkins University's School for Advanced International Studies in China Studies, International Economics, and International Law.
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Nico Sell
- CEO & Co-Founder - Wickr/r00tz
Nico Sell is a professional artist, athlete and entrepreneur based in California. She is CEO and cofounder of r00tz and Wickr. Wickr is a free messaging app enabling anyone to send self-destructing messages that are anonymous, private, and secure. r00tz is a nonprofit dedicated to teaching kids how to love being white-hat hackers. Nico also helps organize DEF CON, the largest hacker gathering in the world.
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Cris Thomas / Space Rogue
- Strategist - Tenable
as Space Rogue
Space Rogue and his colleagues created the first security research think tank known as L0pht Heavy Industries and was a co-founder of the Internet security consultancy @Stake. While at L0pht Heavy Industries Space Rogue created the widely popular Hacker News Network, which quickly became a major resource on the Internet for daily information security news. Before HNN he ran the The Whacked Mac Archives, which at the time, was the largest and the most popular Macintosh security site on the Internet."
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Gordon Platt
- President - GothamMedia
Gordon Platt is the Founder and President of Gotham Media. He is an attorney, television producer and was the Executive Producer of the Poliak Center for First Amendment Issues at Columbia Journalism School. Platt launched Gotham Media in 2007 as a conference company with a focus on innovation in media, technology, advertising, finance and law. Since then, he has transformed the company into a full service strategic communications and marketing company. Platt began his career as an investigative journalist after receiving from Dartmouth College, the London School of Economics and Harvard Law School. Over the years he has covered stories ranging from the a secret Iraqi arms network to New York's notorious Latin Kings to a major investigation of a corrupt drug task force in Texas. His work in Texas led in part to the exoneration of dozens of falsely convicted drug dealers. He was for many years a producer at ABC News Nightline where he was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Emmy Award and a Dupont Columbia Silver Baton. Platt left Nightline to launch a documentary production company. At Gotham Media Films he produced films for numerous cable and network channels, including The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, Court TV and ESPN, among others. It was at Gotham Media Films that he also began to produce live events. Early clients included the Ford Foundation, The New York State Court of Appeals, and the Association of State Legislatures.
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Rajiv Pant
- CTO - New York Times
Rajiv Pant is Chief Technology Officer & VP at The New York Times. Prior to his promotion to CTO, Rajiv joined The Times as Vice President of Digital Technology. He supervises a staff of 250+, including the Vice Presidents of Web & Mobile Engineering, CMS & Publishing, and Ecommerce & Customer Service; the Directors of Business Intelligence, Quality, and Project Management; and The Editor of Interactive News Technology. He reports to the Corporate CIO and to the Executive Editor (editor-in-chief) of The New York Times. Prior to his move to The NY Times, Rajiv was at Conde Nast for four years. As Vice President of Digital Technology, he was responsible for technology for Conde Nast's signature brand Web sites.
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