Dr. Lilly

Dr. Bilyana Lilly is a cybersecurity and information warfare expert. She has been denounced by Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chased by a Russian soldier, and called cyber expert by Tom Hanks. She advises senior executives in the private and public sector on how to mitigate cybersecurity risk and defend their networks from nation-level threats. Her clients include the U.S. White House, U.S. military commands, and Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Lilly serves on the Advisory Boards of the...See more

Dr. Bilyana Lilly is a cybersecurity and information warfare expert. She has been denounced by Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chased by a Russian soldier, and called cyber expert by Tom Hanks. She advises senior executives in the private and public sector on how to mitigate cybersecurity risk and defend their networks from nation-level threats. Her clients include the U.S. White House, U.S. military commands, and Fortune 500 companies. Dr. Lilly serves on the Advisory Boards of the venture capital firm Night Dragon and the cybersecurity firm RunSafe Security. She chairs the Democratic Resilience Track of the Warsaw Security Forum and is an Adjunct Senior Advisor for Critical Infrastructure and Resilience at the Institute for Security and Technology. Her previous roles include a Manager at Deloitte's Financial Cybersecurity Practice and a Fellow at the RAND Corporation. Dr. Lilly holds a PhD in policy analysis, and three master's degrees, including an honors degree from Oxford University. Her book "Russian Information Warfare" became a bestseller and is on display at the Pentagon. Dr. Lilly is a mentor and a speaker at RSA, DefCon, CyCon, and the Executive Women's Forum. See less