Trust Autumn 2007 Conference: October 10 & 11

The dates for the Trust Autumn 2007 Conference at Cornell have been set: October 10 & 11. Larry Rohrbough announced the event:

The next TRUST conference to be held October 10-11, 2007 in Ithaca, NY at TRUST partner institution Cornell University.

This event will provide you with an opportunity to hear firsthand about the work of TRUST faculty and students-specifically activities that

1. advance a leading-edge research agenda to improve the state-of-the art in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection;
   
2. develop a robust education plan to teach the next generation of computer scientists, engineers, and social scientists; and
   
3. pursue knowledge transfer opportunities to transition TRUST results to end users within industry and the government.
   

Conference details such as hotels are not yet finalized. We will announce the hotel information on the TRUST mailing list and update the conference page.

If you have questions, please contact Sally Alcala, the TRUST program administrator.

David Wagner testified at US House Hearing.

On March 25, David Wagner, a member of TRUST, testified in front of the Elections Subcommittee of the Committee on House Administration. He testified on making voting machine source code available.

NY Times covers ID Theft Senate Hearing

The March 21 NY Times article, "To Fight Identity Theft, a Call for Banks to Disclose All Incidents" covers Chris Jay Hoofnagle's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism. Hoofnagle is a member of TRUST, see his blog for details. Brian Krebs of the Washington Post mentions the testimony in his blog posting, "Hot Air Swirls Around ID Theft Measure."