NCSU SoS 2012 Quarterly Lablet PI Meeting
Science of Security Quarterly Lablet Meeting
January 24, 2012 | Engineering Building II, Room 3211 | 8:00 am – 5:15 pm
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Closed Meeting between NSA and Lablet PIs
Science of Security Quarterly Lablet Meeting
January 24, 2012 | Engineering Building II, Room 3211 | 8:00 am – 5:15 pm
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Closed Meeting between NSA and Lablet PIs
A presentation made by Dusko Pavlovic at the 2008 Science of Security Workshop.
This presentation explores the following four statements:
1: Secrecy is no problem. Authentication is the problem.
2: Security is older and broader than science.
3: Security on its own is simple. Security in its social context is complex.
4: For a Collaborative Science of Security complexity is a resource, not a limitation.
This special issue of IEEE Security & Privacy presents three articles illustrating and reflecting on aspects of foundational science for computer security. We’re a long way from establishing a science of security comparable to the traditional physical sciences, and even from knowing whether such a goal is even achievable. Nevertheless, the articles in this special issue hint at the possibility and promise of foundational approaches to security.
JASON was requested by the DoD to examine the theory and practice of cyber-security, and evaluate whether there are underlying fundamental principles that would make it possible to adopt a more scientific approach, identify what is needed in creating a science of cyber-security, and recommend specific ways in which scientific methods can be applied.