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.

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.

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.

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.

A recent threat by hackers to disclose personal information on millions of Virginia residents if a $10 million ransom demand is not met is only the most recent in an escalating series of attacks on sensitive data and critical computer networks. According to Fred H. Cate, director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research and distinguished professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, it is also evidence of how ill-prepared much of the country is for potentially devastating cyber-attacks.

Recent reports that foreign spies have hacked into the U.S. electrical power grid come as no surprise, according to an Indiana University Maurer School of Law cybersecurity expert. Media outlets reported this week that the Chinese and Russian hackers installed software that could have caused significant damage to America's power or water supply systems if activated.

Cyber attacks pose one of the greatest threats to the United States, lagging behind only nuclear warfare and weapons of mass destruction in terms of their potential devastation, FBI experts said earlier this month.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced today that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the university $15 million over five years to establish the Pervasive Technology Institute, which will lead IU to a new level of achievement in developing advanced information technology and informatics innovations and delivering their benefits to researchers, educators, students and society.

At a workshop co-sponsored by Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research, government and business leaders will convene in Brussels on Wednesday (Oct. 22) to discuss the interaction between European Union data protection laws and American e-discovery rules.

Information on Canadian citizens should be safe from the reaches of the USA PATRIOT Act, but the Canadian government's response to the Act may pose a greater threat to data privacy, a leading Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington cybersecurity expert testified today (Sept. 25) in Washington, D.C.

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences, part of which was co-authored by Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington Professor Fred H. Cate, casts doubt on the effectiveness, lawfulness and appropriateness of using data-based tools such as data-mining and biometrics to fight terrorism.

Information on Canadian citizens should be safe from the reaches of the USA PATRIOT Act, but the Canadian government's response to the Act may pose a greater threat to data privacy, a leading Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington cybersecurity expert testified today (Sept. 25) in Washington, D.C.

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security recently named Indiana University a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research for the years 2008-2013.

The National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security announced that Indiana University is among the nation's first universities to be designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research. The designation complements IU's selection in August 2007 as a National Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance Education.

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie announced today (Dec. 12) that Lilly Endowment is giving the IU Foundation two major gifts, totaling $69 million, to secure the international standing of the IU Jacobs School of Music, provide its world-class music faculty and students with a state-of-the-art studio facility and propel the IU School of Law-Bloomington to the upper echelon of public university law schools.

Computerworld magazine has named Fred H. Cate, an Indiana University law professor and director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at IU, one of the "best privacy advisers in 2007." Cate, distinguished professor at the IU School of Law-Bloomington, is the only academic on the 25-person list of top individual privacy experts in the United States and Europe.

A military appeals court hearing and talks by IU alumni who have achieved highly successful careers as military attorneys will highlight Military Justice Week Oct. 22-26 at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. IU Law graduates Neal Puckett, J.D.'84, and Major Nicholas Lancaster, J.D.'99, will serve as practitioners-in-residence during the week, providing advice and information for students who are pursuing or interested in legal careers in the military.