Part 2 - Panel: Trusted Mobility: IT security Vs Smart security

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The Information Technology landscape has been revolutionised by the emergence of the personal computer and Internet. The security issues associated with access management, trusted systems, identity management and data integrity have been key challenges for such systems.

The environment continues to evolve rapidly with greater functionality been imbedded in smaller and smaller devices. The emerging generation of smart phones and PDAs harness a level of computing power and connectivity that allow us to control our lives quickly and easily while on the move. With this convenience comes a dangerous possibility: an intruder on these devices may be able to penetrate nearly every aspect of our lives. Even with improved security next generation mobile devices lead to complex regulatory issues.
In order to provide the control over privacy it is important to address a few critical issues including:
•Scalability. The system can consist of very large number of devices that communicate with each other to provide information security protection (authentication, data encryption, access control, etc.).
•Heterogeneity. The devices are expected of very different capabilities including those that have very limited resources.
•Domain and cross-domain issues. The security solution must be provided not only within one domain, but also across multiple security/trust domains.
•Security model. Developing of the underlying security model with privacy aspects in mind is very important. This would help identify the threats, to define the interfaces between domains as well as define a balance between security and QoS:
•Privacy Regulation. The solution should support and be transparent to the privacy regulation.

The "Trusted Mobility: IT security Vs Smart security" session will discuss the key security challenges which the academic and business community need to address in order to secure this new environment.
It will look at priorities for investment in terms of research, development and regulatory challenges required to protect the citizen and his privacy in such an environment.

Panellists will include:
- Pr Willie Donnelly, Head Research and Innovation, TSSG, Waterford Institute
- Claudia Eckert, Director Fraunhofer SIT, Vice Director CASED, Chair IT security at TUM
- Mika Lauhde, Director Security and Business Continuity, Nokia
- Pr Thomas Engel, Deputy Director, Center for Security Dependability and Trust, University of Luxembourg
- and representatives from Gemalto, RIM, Orange…