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What are the historic roots of hacktivism? What motivates hacktivist groups like Anonymous?
In this talk we will examine Anonymous alongside other hacktivist groups in light of current events in Ukraine and the wider region, but also globally.

After providing context regarding the past and present of hacktivism, we will focus on the risks and concerns originating from such activities that generally violate computer misuse laws, particularly when linked to international conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, and also explore positive dimensions of hacktivist protests for global politics. Finally, we will explore possible future hacktivist goals and tactics.

Main Speaker: 

• Dr. Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, Reader in Cybercrime and
Cybersecurity, University of Portsmouth

Bio: Vasileios graduated from Athens Law School and subsequently
completed his LLM in IT and Telecommunications Law and his PhD in Law at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, with distinction. He has been a University of Portsmouth employee since 2014, where he has been the course designer and leader for the first in the UK BSc in Criminology and Cybercrime. Vasileios is also the director of the Cybercrime Awareness Clinic and has received funding for different cyberawareness projects, from the European Union, the UK National Cyber Security Centre, Hampshire Constabulary, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner of Hampshire and the Economic and Social Research Council. Vasileios has won the National Cyber Awareness Award for his work with the Clinic and has published extensively on hacktivism, online politics and civil society, cybercrime law and regulation and cyberawareness and cybersecurity for vulnerable groups.

Discussant:
Peter Asaro, Director of Graduate Program & Associate Professor of Media Studies, The New School