Bill Marczak is a Computer Science PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley, and Senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab. Bill's research focuses on identifying and tracking nation-state information controls employed against dissidents, as well as government-exclusive "lawful intercept" malware tools including FinFisher, Hacking Team’s RCS, and NSO Pegasus. As a part of his dissertation, Bill developed Himaya, a defensive approach that readily integrates with targets’ workflow to provide near real-time scanning of a subject’s email messages to check for threats. He will be explaining the architecture of the program, as well as the greater context for his work. The seminar will be on Friday December 9 from 12-1pm in 205 South Hall. A light lunch will be provided.