How We Hack The Planet - Jake Davis

Jake Davis is at the forefront of global cyber security and changing the way we look at hackers. TEDxTeen opening music by Madijuwon.

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Jake Davis

Jake is Head of Hacking at SPYSCAPE - an edutainment company focused on spying and hacking.

As a teenager, under the online alias "Topiary", Jake was involved in high profile hacking groups Anonymous and LulzSec, which exploited corporations and governmental organisations for political reasons. Targets included the Westboro Baptist Church, The Sun newspaper, and government websites in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe, in support of protesters during the Arab Spring in 2011.

Jake was arrested aged 18, was banned from the Internet for two years, and spent time in a Young Offender's Institute.

He has been featured as a cyber security expert in many news outlets and programmes, including The Guardian, BBC Newsnight, Vice, Wired, Sky News, Esquire Magazine, and Fantastic Man magazine. Jake has also received bug bounties / Hall of Fame credits for disclosing vulnerabilities to Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and many more.

Jake has a keen interest in blending hacking and art, and has worked with various theatre companies and venues, including The Royal Court and The Battersea Arts Centre as well as advising creatively on TV, film and radio.

Jake's biggest passion, and the focus of his work at SPYSCAPE, is bringing the psychologies and nuances behind hacking and the wider internet community to a mainstream audience in a creative, unique way, with a view to raising awareness and knowledge around important cyber issues.

Twitter: @doublejake
Website: www.spyscape.com