The 2010 Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) Higher Education Security Summit is aimed at security, law, and information assurance professionals within the higher education, government, and non-profit sectors. Renowned security guru Bruce Schneier will headline the Summit with an address on "Security, Privacy, and the Generation Gap."

 

A frequent security critic and commentator, Schneier (www.schneier.com) has testified before Congress and authored bestselling books including Applied Cryptography, Secrets and Lies, Beyond Fear, and Schneier on Security. When people want to know how security really works, they turn to Schneier, as evidenced by his frequent media appearances.

 

Building on Schneier’s keynote, each Summit session represents an opportunity to explore best practices, research, trends, and innovations in information assurance. Information security is a particular challenge for academic, governmental, and not-for-profit institutions. Meeting that challenge requires a focused and coordinated effort.

 

"Collaboration, innovation, and information sharing are necessary to address today's most pressing cybersecurity issues," said Fred Cate, Director, Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. "The Summit helps us, as individual organizations and as a community, improve our defenses and minimize both the potential for and impact of cyber attacks."

 

The 2010 Summit program currently includes:

 

·         A panel on "Pioneering information privacy in higher education"

(The panel consists of Chief Privacy Officers from Indiana University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Florida)

 

·         A general session, led by the Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC): "What threats are we seeing? Plus, benefits of REN-ISAC Membership"

 

·         A management/policy track: "Payment card industry data security standards -- Are you at risk for a fine? "

(Led by Chad Marcum, Lead Security Engineer, University Information Security Office, Indiana University, and Tom Davis, IU’s Chief Information Security Officer and NACUBO member to the PCI Data Security Standard Technical Board)

 

·         A large school challenges discussion: "What issues are you facing, and what defenses and solutions are you finding useful?"

(Moderated by Jan Sheets, Ivy Tech Community College)

 

The Summit is open to information assurance professionals in the higher education, law enforcement, legal, and non-profit fields; advance registration and confirmation is required to attend.

 

For a complete look at the Summit program or to register, see:

 

CACR is part of the Pervasive Technology Institute (www.pti.iu.edu)