Civil Cyber Defense - Use Your Resources to Defend Non-Profits as They Combat Human Trafficking and Subvert Authoritarian Regimes

Explore how Civil Cyber Defense volunteers and students challenge high-risk adversaries like human traffickers and authoritarian regimes in this 39-minute Black Hat conference talk. Learn about the utilization of academic resources, OSINT skills, and free/open-source tools to support vulnerable non-profits, protect volunteers, journalists, and activists, and defend human rights. Presented by Tiffany Rad and Austin Shamlin, this briefing delves into the methods and strategies employed by civil cyber defenders to combat surveillance and protect those working against human trafficking and oppressive regimes.