Defrag - WarGames an immersive evening celebrating hacker culture

A Collaboration Between the School of International and Public Affairs and The School of the Arts' Digital Storytelling Lab

Date: Thursday, February 24th
Time: 7:30 pm EST
Location: Zoom, YouTube & Miro Board

***PLEASE NOTE see RSVP details below

Join us for a special evening exploring the cultural, political and historical impact of the motion picture WarGames. Released in 1983, WarGames ushered in a new kind of cyber thriller, one that left a lasting mark on cinema goers as well as officials shaping policy concerning cyber warfare. With an expert panel of cyber officials and scholars, filmmakers and storytellers, this interactive virtual DEFRAG event will give the audience insight into cybersecurity and its relationship to Hollywood. Over the course of two hours we’ll immerse ourselves within the world of WarGames taking a deep dive into the making of the film, its influence on hacker culture and its impact on the current state of cybersecurity.

FEATURING: Director Jen Easterly (Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA), Lance Weiler (Filmmaker & Emerging Media Artist, School of the Arts), Matt Devost (CEO & Co-Founder, OODA), Amélie Koran (Director, Technology Relations, EA), and Jason Healey (moderator).

***To register for this virtual event please https://tinyurl.com/defragfest.

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With generous support from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the UBS Group.