CERIAS : News

Is it ‘High Noon’ for Google, China?

Tue, January 26, 2010 —

“The fact that multiple very large corporations indicated they had all been victims of this … and many issued public statements and took a stand, that’s not something we’ve seen before,” said Eugene Spafford, a computer security specialist at Purdue University who has advised two U.S. presidents and numerous companies and government agencies.

Scammers target givers after Haiti earthquake

Thu, January 14, 2010 — General

Professor Spafford describes how events like the recent earthquake in Haiti bring out con artists and scammers, and how to avoid them.

CERIAS partners with industry, academic leaders to address nation’s cybersecurity threats

Tue, December 01, 2009 — Feature

CERIAS is partnering with Northrop Grumman Corp., CMU and MIT to advance research and address the nation’s most pressing cyber threats. This new consortium will work to accelerate the transfer of technology from ideas to real-life application.

Computer Researcher Named Distinguished Fellow of Information Security Group

Thu, November 19, 2009 — CERIAS Media Citings

Eugene H. Spafford has been named as a Distinguished Fellow of the ISSA.

Spafford Interviewed on IA/IS Education Issues by GovInfoSecurity.com

Tue, October 20, 2009 — Feature

Information assurance is a topic atop many agendas these days, starting with the president’s own cybersecurity initiative. But what is the state of information assurance education?

Spafford Comments on Gary McKinnon Case

Fri, September 25, 2009 — CERIAS Media Citings

Professor Eugene Spafford, founder of the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security at Indiana’s Purdue University, said the victim of a cybercrime should not take the blame. If someone broke a door to rob a store, he said, it was usual to charge them the cost of the door.

CERIAS Prof Finds Confidential Information on State-Auctioned Computers

Fri, September 25, 2009 — CERIAS Media Citings

Rogers found the lottery hard drives contain a list of lottery players, along with their home addresses, email addresses and birthdates; personal emails to and from lottery employees including lewd jokes and information about workers’ children; agency databases, contact lists and contracts; serial numbers and other information about lottery scratch-off and pull tab ticket machines placed in retail stores around the state; and employee usernames and passwords used to log on to state computers.