The Legal Pitfalls of Ethical Hacking

Tags: Privacy / Technology Policy

Businesses of all sizes operating IT systems, storing customer data, developing software, and delivering internet services face significant security threats. Those threats increasingly require the development of ethical (white hat) hacking initiatives, including collaborating with outside security experts to perform penetration testing, developing bug bounty programs, and developing external vulnerability reporting, disclosure, and patching mechanisms. These critical security activities raise legal and ethical concerns for businesses and security experts alike under computer crime, wiretap, contract, and privacy law.

This event will examine the legal and ethical pitfalls of ethical hacking initiatives through an exploration of case studies, best practices, and looming legal issues. The event will kick off with a keynote from Marcia Hoffman, a nationally renowned attorney and expert on ethical hacking issues followed by panel discussions with in-house, firm, and academic technologists and lawyers.


Sessions

12/03/18 2:00pm - 2:10pm
Welcome and Introduction
  • Phil Weiser
    Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School; Executive Director and Founder, Silicon Flatirons
12/03/18 2:10pm - 3:00pm
Keynote
12/03/18 3:00pm - 3:10pm
Break

12/03/18 3:10pm - 4:00pm
Technologist Reactions and Perspectives
  • Blake Reid — Moderator
    Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Law School; Technology Policy Initiative Director, Silicon Flatirons
  • Marcia Hofmann — Panelist
    Founder, Principal, Zeitgeist Law PC
  • Robb Reck — Panelist
    Chief Information Security Officer, Ping Identity
  • Andy Sayler — Panelist
    Senior Security Engineer, Twitter
  • Eric Wustrow — Panelist
    Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
12/03/18 4:00pm - 4:10pm
Break

12/03/18 4:10pm - 5:00pm
Legal and Ethical Issues
  • Phil Weiser — Moderator
    Hatfield Professor of Law, University of Colorado Law School; Executive Director and Founder, Silicon Flatirons
  • Casey Fiesler — Panelist
    Associate Professor, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Simon Krauss — Panelist
    Deputy General Counsel, CableLabs
  • Blake Reid — Panelist
    Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado Law School; Technology Policy Initiative Director, Silicon Flatirons
  • Lauren Romer — Panelist
    Chief Legal Officer, Ping Identity
12/03/18 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Reception

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