RSA Information
Security Award
Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy
The UNISCA First Committee briefing, "Converging Technologies: The Future
of the Global Information Society," was recently selected as recipient
of the 2004 RSA Award for Outstanding Achievement
in Government Policy.
The RSA Conference and Awards is the "world's most prestigious international
information security conference for organizations that deploy, develop or
investigate security or cryptography." Previous RSA Keynote speakers
Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation, US Congressman
Tom Davis, and Richard
Clarke, former White House Security Advisor.
RSA official release follows.
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RSA Conference
Europe attracts record attendance in Barcelona
Dr Burt Kaliski, Director, RSA Laboratories honours the winners of the
second annual European Information Security Awards
Bracknell, United Kingdom, Friday November 19, 2004 — The organisers
of RSA Conference, Europe 2004 revealed today that earlier this month, registration
for the 3 day event in Barcelona topped 1,000 – making it one of the
largest security industry conferences in Europe this year. Also at the event
at the Princesa Sofia Hotel in Barcelona, presentations were made to the winners
of the second annual European Information Security Awards.
Tim Pickard, Managing Director of RSA Conference Europe, reported positive
feedback from delegates at this year’s event. “With so many conferences
to choose from, the level of attendance reinforces the position of the RSA
Conference as a leader in this sector. Year after year, the strength and breadth
of our speaker line-up means that security industry professionals see this
as a ‘must-attend’ event”.
Speakers ranged from project leaders relating their real-life experiences
in implementing some of the technologies on show at the Conference to government
officials in charge of setting policy – and industry analysts sharing
their views on changes and trends in the market.
Before a packed auditorium, Art Coviello, CEO of RSA Security, presented the
annual European Industry Security Awards to this year’s winners. He
was joined on stage by Dr Burt Kaliski of RSA Laboratories, representing the
independent judging panel including Prof Dr. Kai Rannenberg from Goethe University
Frankfurt; Prof Peter Landrock, Founder and Executive Chairman from Cryptomathic;
Bart Preneel from the Katholieke University in Leuven; Danny de Temmerman
from the European Commission; and Michael Bartholomew of European Telecommunications
Network Operators Association.
The awards were presented in 4 categories: Research and Development, Implementation,
Education and Training, and Policy. CEO Art Coviello said: “The aim
of these awards is not only to recognise the achievement of excellence by
the winners but also to show others what can be achieved.”
The European
Information Security Awards 2004 Winners
Research and Development: Awarded to IBM Research,
Zurich for their Direct Anonymous Attestation protocol, developed
in collaboration with HP and Intel. As he handed the Award to Jan
Camenisch of IBM, Dr Kaliski commented “by building a bridge
from advanced cryptographic theory to industry practice, this team is helping
enhance user confidence in trusted computing.”
Implementation: The award recognising security excellence
in end user implementation was presented to Tony Egan representing
the Irish Revenue Commissioners for their successful
implementation of the Revenue Online Service (ROS). Margaret Whelan,
ROS Strategy Manager commented, “since the early 1990s, we have been
committed to reducing customer compliance costs and improving levels of customer
service. The ‘Revenue Online Service’ was introduced in
2000 to provide a fast, secure and cost effective way for businesses
to conduct business electronically with the Revenue. The number of services
available has been expanded significantly in the last four years”.
Education and Training: Accepted by Iain McLeod
of Easyi for their development of an enterprise-wide corporate
information security programme to their client’s 30,000 employees worldwide.
“Our role is to guide our clients and deliver education and training
projects which are innovative, entertaining and effective and we are delighted
to have received recognition for our work in this area,” commented McLeod
Policy: Awarded to Christopher Altman, Chairman
of the UNISCA First Committee, for his briefing on Converging
Technologies, where he considers issues of convergence, conflict and complexity
and reviews discoveries in the still relatively immature areas of information
warfare, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
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Converging
Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society
Christopher Altman, Chairman
UNISCA First Committee on Disarmament and International
Security
infosec.casimirinstitute.net/convergence.pdf
Abstract. The complex web of the global information grid
will undergo explosive changes over coming decades. As advances in science
and technology converge, a myriad array of discoveries in biotechnology, nanotechnology
and information technology will produce unpredictable effects that must be
accounted for in any estimate of what the world will look like in this future.
A strategically important feature of this world will be the emerging trend
of information warfare. Though still immature at present day, this trend will
become increasingly dominant in the years to come. The information warfare
of tomorrow will be radically different from its prototype today. No longer
will it be confined to the mainframes of the Internet or to corporate databases:
the battleground of the future will draw into its scope the scientific advances
being made today in bio and nano technologies. The divisions between man and
machine will blur. When networked technologies are ubiquitous, a state-sponsored
attack on electronic networks can have far-reaching, and devastating, physical
consequences.