Hacking Back: The Ethics of Cyber Vigilantism

Mar 10, 2018

11:00am – 12:00pm CT

Malicious hacking threatens the Internet and its infrastructure. Stakeholders are looking for new options beyond traditional defensive measures and "Hacking Back" is the latest idea to battle malicious hacking. This panel will discuss implications of this vigilante approach. The panelists: Congresswoman Nanette Barragán, GoDaddy’s Dir. of Digital Crimes Ben Butler, the Center of Democracy & Technology’s Chief Technologist Joe Hall and Chani Wiggins of TwinLogic Strategies as moderator.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Nanette Barragán

US House of Representatives

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Ben Butler

Go Daddy

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Joe Hall

Center for Democracy & Technology

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Chani Wiggins

TwinLogic Strategies

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