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Russia and the internet: a love-hate thing

17 March 2016, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Russia and the internet…

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Location

Room 433, UCL SSEES, 16 Taviton Street WC1H 0BW

A special lecture for SSEES Alumni and current staff

Keir Giles, SSEES alumnus, Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a specialist on cyber and information security, asks: why does Russia seem so confused about what the internet is for? 

At home, Moscow is deeply worried about the influence of what President Putin has called "a CIA project", but abroad, Russia is one of the world leaders in using everything from cyber attack to social media exploitation against its adversaries. 

This talk looks at the history of Russian attitudes to the internet to explain how these attitudes work together, why Russia is trying to treat the internet like it did newspapers in the Cold War, and what we should worry about next in Russia's use of cyber attack and information war.

A wine and nibbles reception will follow after the talk.

This event is ticketed, please see the options below for buying your ticket

  • £7.50 tickets: Please contact Sarah-Jane Gregori (s.gregori@ucl.ac.uk) to arrange a bank transfer of £7.50 per ticket. You will be sent a receipt by email with a copy of your ticket. 
  • £9.11 tickets: If you prefer you may purchase tickets via Eventbrite (subject to booking fees which are included in the price listed). Follow the 'Register Now' link to Eventbrite below: