The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
The Center for Education and Research inInformation Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Lawmakers frequently introduce cybersecurity bills in Congress, but usually they fade away and never become law, despite the apparent need for them by high-profile breaches that seem to occur week after week. Eugene Spafford, executive director of Purdue University’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, sees Congress’ committee structure as a deterrent in getting cybersecurity legislation passed. Various committees in both houses claim jurisdiction over different aspects of IT security, and intra-house squabbling can cause a bill to get lost on its way to becoming law.
Watson Co-Authors Facebook Security Guide
Keith Watson, a Research Engineer with CERIAS, recently co-authored a new publication about Facebook security.
“A Guide to Facebook Security” (PDF) is a free, 20-page pamphlet geared primarily toward teens, their parents, and teachers. Co-written with fellow security expert Linda McCarthy and teacher/editor Denise Weldon-Siviy, it is available to view and download from Facebook.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two Purdue University faculty members have received Army Research Laboratory Director’s Challenge Coin awards from the U.S. Department of Defense for developing technologies credited with saving lives on the battlefield. The researchers are Edward J. Delp, CERIAS Fellow and the Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and William J. Chappell, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Eugene Spafford thinks America needs the cybersecurity equivalent of an agriculture extension service to help educate citizens on IT security.
