Promoting Research and Education of IA & CyberSecurity Gordon W. Romney Ph.D Professor and Senior Research Scientist School of Engineering and Technology Departments of Computer Science and Information Systems and Applied Engineering 6th Annual Security Summit May 20, 2009

National University Strengths Course-per-month teaching model Ability to deliver customized teaching and training Instructors are current, professional practitioners of advanced and leading-edge CSIA technologies In process of creating a Center of Excellence in IAS Collaborates with San Diego area IA-focused entities Collaborates with other global entities in common research Faculty with expertise and industry experience in CSIA both nationally and internationally: HHS, DHS, DoD, EU and OECD Data Privacy, Certification Authorities and PKI, Protecting Digital Assets, Smart Card Forum, Social Networking, Cell and Wireless Security

Kearny Mesa Technology Facility Location: Serra Mesa on Aero at 3678 Aero Court Across from Sheraton Four Points Resort Communication “Pipe” capability (Gigabit+) Two secure research laboratories created Network Lab with Cisco CCNA/CCSP Academies Cyber Security Lab Sandbox and Honey Net IA and Security Best Practices Collaboration with iMrkr Secure Social Networking Iris Scan Biometric Research Dead Sea Scroll Image Digital Signature Project Anonymization of Confidential Data Project Cell and Wireless Security

U.S. Navy and DoD IA Students

Afghan Refugee Girl Hamming Distance:.24 L,.31 R; Unbelievably dissimilar eyes Odds:10 ** 15 L, 6 million to 1 R

National University CSIA Needs Industry partners that will collaborate and -- Provide advisory resources to remain current in CyberSecurity and IA (CSIA) -- Assist in defining needed CSIA courseware for their employees -- Utilize laboratory facilities -- Contribute hardware and software -- Identify needed research topics for class and Capstone projects -- Partner in Centers of Excellence in CSIA -- Partner in federal research grants for CSIA -- Provide technical resources for research and publications Other universities that will complement joint research

CyberSecurity and IA Issues Maintaining IA as a Business Enabler -- securely and affordably letting the right people gain access to the right information Mitigate theft of confidential information -- personal and enterprise Provide a safe “right to privacy” social networking environment Concern about “letting down our security ‘guard’” during the economic crisis How do we best fit into the national CyberSecurity Initiative? Properly vetting Internet content -- the provenance challenge