Keren Elazari is an internationally recognized security analyst, researcher, author and cybersecurity speaker. Since 2000, Keren has worked with leading Israeli security firms, government organizations, Global big 4 and Fortune 500 companies. In 2014, Keren was the first Israeli woman to speak at the prestigious TED Conference. Keren’s TED talk has been viewed by millions, translated to 30 languages, and chosen for TED’s ‘Most Powerful Ideas’. Since then, Keren Elazari has been a popular cybersecurity speaker choice for hundreds of events worldwide.

Keren holds a CISSP certification and an MA in Security Studies. She is a senior researcher with the Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center at Tel Aviv University.

Keren is the founder of Israel’s largest security community event, BSidesTLV, part of the global SecurityBSides movement, and the Leading Cyber Ladies global network for Women in Cyber Security.