Colloquia, Seminars and Conference News
Title : The Next 10 Years of IT Security: Product Piracy, BMWs and Burglars
Date : January 23, 2009. (11:00 am) Tea starts half an hour before each seminar
Location: ITEB 336
Speaker : Christof Paar
Abstract:
The long predicted age of pervasive computing has become reality. The
vast majority of microprocessors have been integrated in embedded
systems (as opposed to traditional interactive computers) for a long
time. With the more recent trend of connecting all these embedded
devices, many exciting new applications have become possible but at the
same time new security problems have appear. Many embedded systems will
have security solutions which are different from, say, building
firewalls for a corporate network.
In contrast to classical IT security, providing security for embedded
devices is heavily dependent on the target's hardware and software. For
instance, performing a digital signature can be a major challenge for an
RFID bar code label. We will give an overview about this emerging area.
As case studies, we will discuss extremely lightweight security for
component identification (e.g., for printer cartridges), "network"
security for car-2-car communication, and how to break into garages and
automobiles using your oscilloscope.
Bio:Christof Paar has the Chair for Embedded Security at the University
Bochum, Germany, and is currently visiting professor at UMass Amherst.
From 1994 to 2001 he was with WPI's ECE department. He
co-founded, with Cetin Koc, the CHES (Cryptographic Hardware and
Embedded Systems) workshop series. Christof’s research interests cover
fast software and hardware realizations of cryptographic algorithms,
RFID security, physical security, and cryptanalytical hardware. He also
works on real-world applications of embedded security, e.g., in cars,
consumer devices, and RFID. He is co-founder of escrypt – Embedded
Security Inc., a leading consultancy in applied security. Christof has
over 80 peer-reviewed publications in embedded security and holds
several patents. He has given invited talks at MIT, Yale, Stanford
University, University of Illinois, IBM T.J. Watson Labs and Sun Labs
and many other places.
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