The Case for Disappearing Cyber Security
A proposal for keeping cyber security both out of sight and out of mind for end users.
Eugene H. Spafford
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Some of the most perplexing and frustrating experiences that technologists have are with politics and social policy. One that is currently playing out involves encryption, and what (if anything) should be done to regulate it.
Computing professionals sometimes find policy issues ill-defined, confusing, or irrelevant. Perhaps that is why — to date — policy participation has been limited within our community.
Answering the Wrong Questions Is No Answer
Asking the wrong questions when building and deploying systems results in systems that cannot be sufficiently protected against the threats they face.
ACM members have a professional duty to ensure that the public comprehends and benefits from advances in computing.
Not every important problem can be solved through science and technology, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be addressed.
Pfires: a Policy Framework For Information Security
Creating and maintaining effective security strategy and policy for software applications.
The U.S. Public Policy committee of ACM (USACM) is concerned the proposed Total Information Awareness (TIA) Program, sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, will fail to achieve its stated goal of "countering terrorism through prevention." Further, we believe the vast amount of information and misinformation collected by any system resulting from this program […]
Security Models For Web-Based Applications
Using traditional and emerging access control approaches to develop secure applications for the Web.
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