Let's Do the Timewarp Again! A Look Back to Move Forward
Anna Westelius
BSidesSF 2026 · Day 1 · AMC IMAX
In her compelling keynote at BSides SF, Anna Westelius, Head of Security, Privacy, and Assurance at Netflix, delivered an optimistic and forward-looking message titled "Let's Do the Timewarp Again! A Look Back to Move Forward." Westelius addressed the pervasive anxiety and overwhelm currently felt within the cybersecurity industry, largely driven by the rapid advancements in AI, the complexities of global supply chains, and the sheer scale of cloud computing. Her talk served as a crucial reminder that the industry has successfully navigated similar periods of dramatic technological upheaval and paradigm shifts in the past, offering a blueprint for collective action and innovation.
AI review
A competent, well-delivered motivational keynote from a credible CISO-lane speaker. Westelius knows her history and tells it cleanly, but the talk trades almost entirely in validated conventional wisdom — nothing here would surprise a seasoned practitioner, and the 'six reasons for optimism' framework reads like a refined conference circuit set piece rather than a signal drop.