Grand Challenges and Prognosis Prof Ravi Sandhu Executive Director and Endowed Chair ravisandhuutsaedu wwwprofsandhucom wwwicsutsaedu Ravi Sandhu WorldLeading Research with RealWorld Impact ID: 371499
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Cyber SecurityGrand Challenges and PrognosisProf. Ravi SandhuExecutive Director andEndowed Chairravi.sandhu@utsa.eduwww.profsandhu.comwww.ics.utsa.edu
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Institute for Cyber SecuritySlide2
Cyber technologies and systems have evolved Cyber security goals have evolved Computer security Information security = Computer security + Communications security Information assurance Mission assurance Cyber security research and practice are loosing ground© Ravi Sandhu
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Cyber Security StatusSlide3
Cyber Security Characteristics
Cyber Security is all about tradeoffs© Ravi Sandhu3World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact!ProductivitySecurityLet’s build itCash out the benefitsNext generation can secure itLet’s not build itLet’s bake in super-security tomake it unusable/unaffordableLet’s sell unproven solutions
There is a sweet spotWe don’t know how to predictably find itSlide4
Microsec versus MacrosecMost cyber security thinking is microsecMost big cyber security threats are macrosecRational microsec behavior can result in highly vulnerable macrosec
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Cyber Security CharacteristicsSlide5
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World-Leading Research with Real-World Impact!Cyber Security CharacteristicsTech-LightTech-HeavyTech-MediumHigh-tech + High-touch
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Develop a scientific disciplineto predictably find the sweet spots for different application and mission contextsto predictably find, incentivize and deploy microsec that leads to desirable macrosec outcomesthat can be meaningfully taught in Universities at all levels: BS, MS, PhD Prognosiswe shall succeed (we have no choice)UTSA aims to be a world-leader in this endeavor
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Grand Challenges