The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
The Center for Education and Research inInformation Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Daon, a leading provider of identity management and authentication solutions worldwide, and its team including Purdue University, AARP, PayPal and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), awarded grant for U.S. National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Pilots
TAMPA, Fla.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Sypris Electronics, LLC, a leading provider of information assurance and cyber solutions, announced today that it has opened a new research center to focus on advancements in cyber security and information assurance. The facility is strategically located in the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Indiana to leverage the Company’s partnership with Purdue University’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS).
Professor Elisa Bertino was elected to a Member-at-Large position on the ACM SIG Governing Board, a volunteer body that has overall responsibility for the Association’s 34 SIGs.
Professor Jan Vitek was elected to serve as the Chair of SIGPLAN, which focuses on Programming Languages. In particular, SIGPLAN explores the design, implementation, theory, and efficient use of programming languages and associated tools. Its members are programming language users, developers, implementers, theoreticians, researchers, and educators. Professor Vitek’s term is July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015.
Gene Spafford, the director of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, said social media has improved communications and convenience, but that people must be vigilant about what they share online and through mobile devices. “We should realize it’s going to large audience, going into storage we don’t know about, government agencies, and other people may be tracking,” he said.
