The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

The Center for Education and Research in
Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)

Lance J. Hoffman - The George Washington University

Students: Spring 2024, unless noted otherwise, sessions will be virtual on Zoom.

Internet Security: New Problems, New Solutions

Apr 03, 1997

Abstract

Risk analysis, simple authentication, and encryption are security mechanisms which, while not perfect, used to work reasonably well to provide Internet security. But the Internet world has recently become populated by millions of new users who do not always share the same values or objectives as almost all of its previous inhabitants. Firewalls, exportable encryption, and user tokens are just some of the newer mechanisms that are increasingly used as well.

This presentation first examines the old and new tools for Internet security and privacy, and then turns its attention to the public policy problems exacerbated by the Internet. These include what law governs in cyberspace; invasion of privacy by unsolicited e-mail (spam), newsgroup lookups, and other means; freedom of speech, censorship, and user choice; international encryption and accountability; Web page content control; advertising on the Net; electronic cash and anonymity; and whether intellectual property laws are hopelessly out of date.

About the Speaker

Dr. Lance J. Hoffman is known for his pioneering research on computer security and risk analysis, and for his interdisciplinary work in computer privacy issues. Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The George Washington University in Washington, D. C. and Director of the School of Engineering\'s Cyberspace Policy Institute, Dr. Hoffman has headed cryptographic policy projects for the Software Publishers Association and for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dr. Hoffman is the author or editor of five books and numerous articles on computer security and privacy.

A Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Dr. Hoffman has served as general chairman of the Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy and is a member of the National Advisory Board of the newsletter Privacy and American Business; he also sits on the Advisory Committee of the Center for Democracy and Technology.


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