Lowell Lecture

Cyberattacks & Information Terrorism: The Next World War?

Date & Time

April 11, 2018 at 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Location

Museum of Science
1 Science Park Boston, MA 02114
Driving Directions

Speaker(s)

Amanda Hess, internet culture journalist and David Carr Fellow at the New York Times; Peter W. Singer, strategist at New America Foundation and author of Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know and Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War Bruce Schneier, security technologist, fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, fellow at Belfer Center at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, special advisor to IBM Security, and author of Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World

Presenting Organization

Museum of Science

Topics

Current Affairs

Contact

Lisa Monrose, Producer, Adult Programs (lmonrose@mos.org, 617-589-0419)

Malware, ransomware, stolen credit data, fake online groups – just some of the recent cyberattack strategies. Hackers have hit voting systems in the United States, electrical grids in Ukraine, uranium enrichment facilities in Iran, plus hospitals, universities and major corporations around the world. What’s the worst-case scenario today and in the future? Is the United States prepared? Should there be international rules for cyberwarfare? Get up to speed on cybersecurity and all that you need to know! Reception and book signing to follow.

Advance registration begins at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 28 (Monday, March 26 for Museum members) at mos.org/events.