The Ethical Fork in the Road Facing Gen Z: How Can We Inspire Gen Z to Become Ethical Hackers in Modern Workplaces? HOPE 26

Hackers On Planet Earth

The Ethical Fork in the Road Facing Gen Z: How Can We Inspire Gen Z to Become Ethical Hackers in Modern Workplaces?

This talk centers around the risk and opportunity facing young people online and how the cybersecurity industry is ill-equipped to harness their power, or address the threats emanating from them. It will describe how to unlock the power of young people through their online gaming to launch their digital futures. It will cover the real crisis facing our kids online, and describe tangible opportunities for young people to fill critical roles within cybersecurity.

Sunday 1000 Grand Ballroom

Will McKeen spent 15 years with the FBI’s Cyber Division. While at the FBI, he served as a crisis negotiator, online covert employee, and cyber field instructor. Will also led the FBI’s juvenile cybercrime diversion efforts. Now, he serves as president of The Hacking Games Foundation, an organization committed to building a generation of ethical hackers to make the world a safer place.