Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized cyber security analyst, author, and researcher with 25 years of experience in the cyber security field. Elazari holds an MA in Security Studies from the prestigious Security & Technology workshop at Tel Aviv University – where she is a senior researcher with the Balvatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center, focusing on the complex relationships between hackers, industry and government. Elazari is also a Security Fellow with Singularity University, a private future-oriented think tank. Since 2000, Elazari has worked with leading Israeli security firms, government organisations, advised Fortune 500 and start-up companies, helping them navigate complex cyber security issues. Elazari’s independent research work and writing about emerging security issues has been featured by Scientific American, WIRED, and she is a frequent speaker and commentator in international events and in the media. In 2017, she was selected by Forbes as one of Israel’s “50 most influential women”. Keren covers emerging security technologies and trends as an independent strategic advisor, working with leading technology providers, government agencies, innovative start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. In 2014, Keren became the first Israeli woman to speak at the prestigious TED Conference. Keren’s talk has been viewed by millions, translated to 30 languages, chosen for TED’s ‘Most Powerful Ideas’ and is one of TED’s most watched talks on the topic of cyber security and hacking. In 2016, Elazari-founded the largest Israeli security research community conference, BSidesTLV, part of the global Security BSides hacker movement.