Eugene Spafford
"Faster than Our Understanding"
Fowler Hall: 1 - 1:45 PM
Computing speed and capacity are increasing at orders of magnitude per decade, at constant cost. We are deploying microprocessors everywhere without concern or consideration of the inevitable security and privacy issues. What dangers and consequences might arise from this Internet of Everything?
Bio: Eugene H. Spafford is one of the world’s most senior cyber security authorities. He is the only person to receive all three of the National Computer Security Award, be inducted into the Cyber Security Hall of Fame, and receive the Hal Tipton Award. He is also the only person ever to be named as a Fellow of all of the (ISC)², ISSA, ACM, IEEE, and AAAS. During his 30+ years in computing—including 27 years as a faculty member at Purdue University -- Spaf (as he is widely known) has addressed issues of privacy, public policy, law enforcement, software engineering, education, social networks, and cyber security, including development of fundamental technologies in widespread use today. He is the founder and currently executive director of CERIAS, the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security at Purdue.