Bilyana Lilly

Advisor at NightDragon and Cyber chair at the Warsaw Security Forum

Talks about hashtag russia, hashtag ukraine, hashtag cybersecurity, hashtag disinformation, and hashtag criticalinfrastructure

Washington, District of Columbia, United States Contact info

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Dr. Bilyana Lilly, CISSP is a leader on cybersecurity and information warfare with over twenty years of managerial, technical and research experience. Dr. Lilly helps boards and senior executives to make strategic decisions while accounting for evolving cyber and geopolitical risk. She is a mentor and speaker at DefCon, CyCon, the Executive Women’s Forum and the Warsaw Security Forum. She has worked at the United Nations, Deloitte, and the RAND Corporation. She is the author of the books “Russian Information Warfare” and “Russia’s Foreign Policy toward Missile Defense.” She has a PhD and three master’s degrees, including a master’s degree from the University of Oxford which awarded her with a distinction. She has been denounced by Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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NightDragon Nov 2023 - Present · 2 mos

• CEO, Cybersecurity Advisor

Cybersecurity and Geopolitical Risk Advisory Jan 2023 - Present · 1 yr Hybrid

• Chair, Democratic Resilience Track

Warsaw Security Forum Dec 2022 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

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OODA LLC Aug 2022 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

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Fellow (2016-2021) Adjunct Researcher (2021-)

RAND Corporation · Part-time Sep 2016 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos Santa Monica, California, United States

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1. Activities and societies: Amnesty International, Debating Society, Model United Nations, Student Government, Oriental Dancing Club
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Chapter Founder and President

Amnesty International Jan 2006 - Jan 2007 · 1 yr Human Rights

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• Americans should be ready — and watching — for Russian meddling in the midterms and beyond

CyberScoop · Oct 27, 2022

• Russian Information Warfare: Assault on Democracies in the Cyber Wild West

Naval Institute Press · Sep 15, 2022

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