Cyber–Sabotage: The History and Politics of Russian–American Hacking
Fred Kaplan
Tuesday, 18 Apr 2017 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Fred Kaplan is a journalist who writes a national security column for Slate magazine, and has penned five books about American politics. His most recent book, Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War, chronicles the long history of hacking between the United States and Russia. The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War was a 2014 Pulitzer Prize finalist. He has written for the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Foreign Affairs and the New York Times, and has a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.For more information on his latest book: http://www.fredkaplan.info/dark-territory.htm
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- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Computer Science
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication
- History
- International Studies Program
- Political Science
- Russian Studies
- World Affairs
- World Languages & Cultures
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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