Summary: Computer crime has been a growing concern for well over two decades. Computer viruses and hackers used to be the biggest threat, but now we face botnets, phishing, spamming, and a steady parade of faults leading to break-ins and system abuses. At the same time, there seem to be more and more security products and tools available. Is the security situation getting worse or better? What does the future hold? This talk will look at trends and characteristics of the current cyber security landscape, and draw some conclusions about what comes next. Gene Spafford has been on the faculty at Purdue University since 1987. He is currently a professor of computer science and executive director of CERIAS. Gene is widely known for work in information security and privacy, software engineering, and computing policy. He is one of the most senior and recognized leaders in the fi eld of computing. Dr. Spafford has a long record of accomplishment as a senior advisor and consultant on issues of security, cybercrime and policy to a number of major companies, law enforcement organizations, and government agencies including Microsoft, Intel, Unisys, the US Air Force, the National Security Agency, the FBI, the Department of Energy and two Presidents of the United States.
