ICS in the New York Times

Ravi Sandhu, executive director of the Institute for Cyber Security, and Dwayne Williams, associate director of special projects at ICS, were covered in an article for the New York Times. The article covers the San Antonio involvement in Cyberwarfare, and discusses the Institute and, our "Dark Screen" exercise for different municipalities across the country, and the Air Force 24th Command. An interesting read on San Antonio's involvement with DHS, NIS, ICS, and other acronyms, the full article can be found here.

Erhan J. Kartaltepe, PMP
erhan.kartaltepe-at-utsa.edu

ICS in the News: Ravi Sandhu Interviewed by SC Magazine and San Antonio Busiess Journal

Ravi Sandhu, executive director for the Institute for Cyber Security, was interviewed in an article by SC Magazine yesterday on risk management and security assurance. From the article:

"Just deploying products that have achieved a certain level of security doesn't mean your overall system is going to be secure. Let's say you buy a product that does encryption. Encryption can be very strong and resistant to cryptographic attacks, but if you don't manage the keys, your overall system can be compromised...At the end of the day, security is about risk management and risk mitigation at the system level.

Additionally, Ravi was interviewed today by the San Antonio Business Journal on extending the reach of cyber security. From the article:

“Ultimately, (cyber security) will have to develop as a separate field,” Sandhu says. “Right now it is embedded within the computer science field, but it needs to be treated as a discipline by itself.” Sandhu also says most computer science graduates today are coming out with very superficial knowledge of cyber security. Because the field of cyber security is changing and evolving at such a rapid pace, it is not enough for universities to be teaching just the old ideas about cyber security.

For more on ICS's work on risk management, cyber security and assurance, visit the ICS site.

Erhan J. Kartaltepe,
erhan.kartaltepe-at-utsa.edu

ICS in the News: Ravi Sandhu Interviewed by CNN

Ravi Sandhu, executive director for the Institute for Cyber Security, was recently interviewed in an article by CNN on cyber security, privacy, and identity theft. From the article:

"Online attackers have information on millions of consumers," said Ravi Sandhu... "Still, even visiting a legitimate Web site has its share of risks, because online attackers may inject malicious content onto them by hacking them or placing advertisements that deliver malware."

For more on ICS's work on identity theft, cyber security and privacy, visit the ICS site.

Erhan J. Kartaltepe,
erhan.kartaltepe-at-utsa.edu

ICS in the News: Cyber Startups on the Hunt in Security Arena

Ravi Sandhu, the executive director of the Institute for Cyber Security, was interviewed in an article on how startups are fighting the growing threat of botnets. From the article:

"It's sharing across organizations, within organizations, and increasingly through modes of sharing that people have not been classically doing," says Ravi Sandhu. "What does it even mean to secure a social network? It's not clear. Startups remain fertile ground for [these] new ideas."

As the article states, in addition to this issue, ICS concentrates on security protection for cloud computing, security startups in incubation, and better systems for the military. The article quotes other experts in the realm of startup security, and you can find the full article here.

Erhan J. Kartaltepe,
erhan.kartaltepe-at-utsa.edu

Ravi Sandhu Q&A on Information Assurance

Ravi Sandhu, the executive director of the Institute for Cyber Security, was recently interviewed by the good folks at Help Net Security, discussing information assurance and cyber security. In the short interview, he covers such topics as insider threats, managing information-related risks, recommendations for those interested in getting deep infosec/cyber security knowledge. Click here for the full interview.

Erhan J. Kartaltepe,
erhan.kartaltepe-at-utsa.edu