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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Join the Trust Working Group of the Institute for Information Security & Privacy (IISP) for a discussion about advancements and considerations in this research facet of cybersecurity, hosted by Margaret Loper, associate director of trust for the IISP.
Trust is the belief in the competence of a machine or sensor to act dependably, securely and reliably within a specified context. In Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, trust is commonly accomplished using cryptography, digital signatures, and electronic certificates. This approach establishes and evaluates a trust chain between devices, but it does not tell us enough about the quality of information being exchanged among machines. There is more to consider...
10:00-10:15 Introductions
10:15-10:30 IISP Welcome (Wenke Lee, co-executive director, IISP)
10:30-12:00 Short Talks
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Overview of Sandia National Laboratories’ Trust initiative: PRESTIGE (Brandon Eames & Cindy Longenbaugh)
1:00-2:00 Discussion
RSVP by Monday, April 2 to be included in the complimentary lunch.