Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research

Congressional testimony this week by Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair that cyberattacks could threaten the United States' strategic military advantage highlights a long-standing danger, according to Distinguished Professor Fred H. Cate of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
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Recent attempts to bring down airliners through the use of incendiary devices has once again heightened security at airports across the world, but the efforts will do little to thwart future terror attacks, according to Indiana University Maurer School of Law Distinguished Professor Fred Cate. Following the arrest of a Nigerian man accused of attempting to detonate an explosive on a flight into Detroit on Christmas day, federal authorities have put security screeners, airline officials, and investigators on high alert.
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As congressional leaders continue the debate over health care reform, a workshop hosted by the Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) on Oct. 26-27 will bring together national leaders to discuss two critical components of the American health care system: privacy and security.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $538,595 to the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research to support a two-year project titled "Protecting Privacy in Health Research." The IU-led project assembles a blue-ribbon panel of experts in medical research, privacy, security, law, ethics, and patient advocacy from eleven national and international partner organizations.
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An Indiana University law professor and cybersecurity expert said the recent wave of cyber attacks that shut down Web sites in the United States and South Korea over the July 4th weekend offer important lessons for policymakers. "These attacks demonstrate how vulnerable key computer systems remain," said Fred H. Cate, Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research.
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President Barack Obama's announcement today (May 29) that he will create a cybersecurity coordinator in the White House with responsibility for information security is a step in the right direction, but more has to be done to protect America's network infrastructure from attacks, according to an Indiana University cybersecurity expert.
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