ACM Chennai Chapter Newsletter – November 1-15, 2018
Chapter Activities, Upcoming Events, Tech News
Chapter Activities
No significant updates. Upcoming Events
30 Nov., 2018: An expert talk has been scheduled at Institute of Mathematical Sciences(IMSc). The details are as follows:
Topic: Security and Trust
Speaker: Mr. Kaarthik Sivakumar, Principal Scientist, Service Provider Security Division, Cisco Systems India
Venue: Alladi Ramakrishnan Hall, Institute of Mathematical Sciences(IMSc)
When: 30th Nov 2018 @ 5pm
Abstract:
Absolute security is a myth. You can always strive for it, but nobody will ever get there. Any time a new security mechanism is added, a new way to break it is not very far behind. Ask yourself how well ‘security’ has worked in the industry so far. You have to assume that your device, your network and your data has already been breached or will be soon. In the security world, this is the best position to take.
In such a scenario, what you need is the ability to establish, measure, validate and report on Integrity and Trust. How do you build a model and create methods to establish trust in a device and, by extension, your entire network? Can you trust that your device, and your network, have not been tampered with and how do you detect when it has been?
In this talk we will look at some recent attacks, what we can do to make it harder for the attackers, and ways to establish Trust in and verify Integrity of a device and the network. We will also look at specific technologies that can be used to practically measure and report on trust status.
Brief Profile of the Speaker:Kaarthik is a Principal Engineer at Cisco Systems India, working on Service Provider Security. His primary area of work is in building Trusted Systems for IOS-XR based Service Provider platforms. He has been working in the industry for more than 18 years, almost 12 of those at Cisco, in the areas of Routing Protocols, infrastructures for building large scale distributed systems, IP Forwarding, and Security.
Registration is FREE. However, if you intend to attend the talk, please register to facilitate logistics.
Tea and Snacks will be served after the talk at 6:00 PM.
Headlines at a Glance
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News in Detail
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