During and after the U.S. presidential election, the subject of Russian hacking has dominated the news. What is the state of Russian activities in cyberspace? What is the broader historical and ideological context behind these activities, and what misperceptions exist? What differences are there between U.S. and Russian views on acceptable use of cyber tools, and can we find common ground? Ultimately, how should the United States and other countries respond? A diverse panel of experts, led by former U.S. attorney David J. Hickton, head of the new University of Pittsburgh Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, held a dynamic discussion of these issues on February 2, 2017.
Russian Hacking: What Do We Know and How Is This Different?
Date
February 2, 2017 (All day)Event category
Pitt Cyber Related Events
Speaker Information
Patrick Gallagher (welcoming remarks and introduction)
As chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, Patrick Gallagher works to advance Pitt's legacy of academic excellence, collaboration and research innovation. Prior to serving as the university's 18th chancellor, Gallagher spent the bulk of his career in public service at the U.S. Department of Commerce, most recently as acting deputy secretary and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. View Full Bio »
Dr. Patricia E. Beeson (welcoming remarks and introduction)
Dr. Patricia E. Beeson was elected provost by the University’s Board of Trustees in June 2010. As provost and senior vice chancellor, Dr. Beeson is the chief academic officer of the University, exercising general oversight over academic affairs on all five Pitt campuses. She works closely with Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and other members of the University’s leadership team, providing the academic vision and the fiscal discipline to foster future success in an environment characterized not only by nearly limitless opportunities but also by clearly limited resources. View Full Bio »
David J. Hickton (moderator)
David J. Hickton, former United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, has been an advocate for cybersecurity vigilance, as well as the development of methods to defend the nation’s systems infrastructure. He played an integral role in creating legal practices for cybercrime investigations and prioritized the prosecution of computer crimes throughout his tenure from 2010 to 2016. High-profile indictments included those of five members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for cyber theft and Russian hacker Evgeniy Bogachev, one of the most prominent cybercriminals in the world. View Full Bio »
Ellen Nakashima (panelist)
Nakashima is a national security reporter for The Washington Post. She writes about issues relating to intelligence policy and surveillance. View Full Bio »
J. Keith Mularski (panelist)
Mularski is a supervisory special agent assigned to the FBI's Pittsburgh Division, where he has worked closely with private industry, law enforcement, and academia to develop proactive targeting protocols for emerging cyber threats. View Full Bio »
Andrei Soldatov (panelist)
Soldatov, a Russian investigative journalist and cofounder/editor of Agentura.ru, a watchdog of the Russian secret service’s activities, has been covering security services and terrorism issues since 1999. View Full Bio »
Luke Dembosky
Dembosky, partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, specializes in Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice. Dembosky joined Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in March 2016 after serving as deputy assistant attorney general for national security at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he oversaw DOJ’s first national security cyber portfolio. View Full Bio »