1. The Future of Cyber Security
Eugene H. Spafford
Purdue University CERIAS

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3. Questions

4. Audience Response System
Please pick up your keypad.

5. Open vs. proprietary: Which is inherently more secure?
Open source
Proprietary source
Neither
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6. Computer malware: Pretty much every kind of computer system is equally vulnerable to computer viruses.
True
False
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7. Is your security posture…
Better than 3 years ago
Worse than 3 years ago
About the same as 3 years ago
(Include the level of threat, the level of protection in place, and the value of assets)
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8. Which worries you most? Increasing complexity of systems
Increasing use of portable computing
Increasing globalization
Increasingly restrictive IP laws
All of the above
None of the above
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9. Thinking of the Future
How much money do you think the Federal Government is investing in basic cybersecurity research?
$50 million per year
$250 million per year
$600 million per year
$1.5 billion per year

10. Which worries you most? Increasing complexity of systems
Increasing use of portable computing
Increasing globalization
Increasingly restrictive IP laws
All of the above
None of the above
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11. Which will be most important in the next few years?
Auditability
Privacy
Patch management
Usability
Forensics
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12. Conclusion Thank you for your attention and your participation
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13. Mr. Spafford will be available for questions before lunch.