The Open Source Summit Japan (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Director of Engineering Alexis Hancock will be speaking.
About the Presentation:
What does it take to manage open source projects that fundamentally reshaped web security? In this talk, I will share my 9-year journey as an open source manager at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), leading two iconic tools that helped encrypt the modern web: HTTPS Everywhere and Certbot.
We will dive into the high-stakes reality of sunsetting a 10-year-old project like HTTPS Everywhere when its core feature becomes natively built into every browser. A rare "problem" that actually signals massive victory for the web and security overall. From translating complex ecosystem knowledge into seamless user toggles to the real-world consequences of maintaining trust (including the time I accidentally altered every screen in a Dutch hospital!), we will explore how advocacy-as-code can shift entire industries. Finally, we will look at how managing Certbot continues to push automated security forward.
When:
Wednesday, December 9
Time: 3:50 PM - 4:30 PM JT
Where:
Toranomon Hills Forum
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 5th Floor
1-23-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6305, Japan
Cost:
Refer to the website.
Event Requirements:
Registration is required.
About the Speaker:
Alexis Hancock, the EFF's Director of Engineering, works to keep the networks strong and encrypted by managing the Certbot project. As well as ensuring EFF open source tools for the public are well supported.
She researches an intersection of issues on digital rights, encryption, and consumer technology. She believes in an open and equitable web through encouraging expansion of security by default, bridging engineers and security research, and advocating for better and stronger tech policy and standards.
Currently, her research has been focused on expansion of encryption, digital identity, and firmware transparency to mitigate pre-installed malware on Android devices. She has worked in web development and application security for over 10 years. She holds a BSc. in Applied Arts and Sciences and a MSc. in Change Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the New School university respectively.
Certifications: Security+, GFACT, GCLD, GPCS, GCSA
About the Open Source Summit Japan:
Open Source Summit is the premier event for open source developers and contributors. It’s where maintainers, technologists, and community leaders come together to share knowledge, collaborate on solutions, and push open source projects forward. It’s the home for code, community, and the people driving the future of open source.
This event is organized not by EFF, but by the Open Source Summit Japan.
