Security Experts Paul Kocher, Benjamin Jun and Nate Lawson Selected To
Contribute to Conference Program
RSA CONFERENCE 2004, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cryptography
Research, Inc. announced that its staff was selected to lead a number of
program lectures and panel discussions at RSA(R) Conference 2004, San
Francisco, February 23-27, 2004. Talks will be presented by Paul Kocher,
president and chief scientist; Benjamin Jun, vice president; and Nate Lawson,
senior security engineer. The talks will present lessons from the staff's
experience with working on some of the world's most challenging and
high-threat security systems.
"Cryptography Research continually works with market leaders in a variety
of industries to secure financial transactions, Hollywood movies, pay
television, PC hardware, and critical infrastructure," said Kit Rodgers,
director of licensing at Cryptography Research, "We are pleased that our
technology staff lead in their fields and continue to be selected as
contributors to the world's largest security conference."
Paul Kocher will dispel the myth that security experts are mysterious
scientists with vast stores of incomprehensible knowledge in his talk, "How to
Think Like a Cryptographer." His talk shows how tackling "impossible"
security problems involves a process of recognizing tiny security cracks and
finding creative ways to combine seemingly inconsequential defects into a
complete attack.
In another session, "Self-Protecting Digital Content," Kocher will
describe a new security architecture based on risk management approaches to
control piracy. This architecture, developed by Cryptography Research, is a
leading contender with Hollywood studios and consumer electronics companies
for securing high-definition movies on next-generation high-definition optical
media formats.
Kocher will also participate in two panel discussions. In the
Cryptographer's Panel, Kocher will join Bruce Schneier, Whitfield Diffie, Adi
Shamir and Ron Rivest to discuss recent security events and new cryptographic
developments. In "Proactive and Reactive Security: What's the Best Mix?,"
Kocher and other panel members will explore and debate the advantages of two
opposing approaches to security.
Benjamin Jun will address the challenges of authoring security
specifications on the Secure System Development panel. Jun will show actual
security system designs that either addressed or spectacularly failed to meet
a system's security needs. By understanding the root causes of security flaws,
the panel seeks to help developers reduce the probability of future surprises.
Nate Lawson takes a look at the future of platform security in "Designing
and Attacking Virtual Machines." Lawson will describe how attackers use
virtual machines to break content protection systems and how engineers use
them to sandbox hostile code. He will address many of the emerging security
issues, such as emulation detection, API security, and performance issues.
Cryptography Research Conference Talk Schedule
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
11:00 AM -- Cryptographers' Panel, Paul Kocher
3:00 PM -- Secure System Development, Developers Track, Benjamin Jun
5:15 PM -- How to Think Like a Cryptographer, Developers Track,
Paul Kocher
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
9:00 AM -- Proactive and Reactive Security: What's the Best Mix?, Applied
Security Track, Paul Kocher
Thursday, February 26, 2004
11:15 AM -- Designing and Attacking Virtual Machines, Hackers & Threats
II Track, Nate Lawson
Friday, February 27, 2004
9:00 AM -- Self-Protecting Digital Content, Wireless and Embedded Systems
Track, Paul Kocher
About the Presenters
Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist, has gained an international
reputation for his consulting work and academic research in cryptography. An
active contributor to major conferences and standards bodies, Paul has
designed many cryptographic applications and protocols including SSL v3.0. His
development of timing attacks to break RSA and other algorithms received
front-page coverage in several major publications. More recently he has led
research to develop Differential Power Analysis and designs for securing smart
cards and other devices against these attacks, as well as to design a
record-breaking DES Key Search machine. Paul holds a B.S. degree from Stanford
University.
Benjamin Jun, vice president, heads the consulting practice and the
company's Content Security Research Initiative. He leads engineering groups in
the design, evaluation and repair of high-assurance security modules for
software, ASIC and embedded systems. Ben holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from
Stanford University, where he is a Mayfield Entrepreneurship Fellow.
Nate Lawson, senior security engineer, is focused on the design and
analysis of network security devices. He is the original developer of ISS's
RealSecure and several storage appliances. At InfoGard Laboratories, Nate
assisted Netscape, IBM and Motorola with their FIPS 140 cryptographic
certifications. He also consulted with various companies to develop various
tools including a fast network mapper (win32), NAT TCP splicer, and layer 2
IPSEC appliance. Nate co-founded and built Elite.Net, a central California
ISP.
About the RSA Conference
Now in its 13th year, the RSA Conference brings together decision-makers
and influencers from all major markets, including consumer, education,
financial, government, computer networking, telecommunications, Wall Street
and the media for one of the industry's premier e-security and cryptography
events. For more information, visit http://www.rsaconference.com.
About Cryptography Research, Inc.
Cryptography Research, Inc. provides consulting services and technology to
solve complex security problems. In addition to security evaluation and
applied engineering work, CRI is actively involved in long-term research in
areas including tamper resistance, content protection, network security, and
financial services. This year, security systems designed by Cryptography
Research engineers will protect more than $50 billion of commerce for
wireless, telecommunications, financial, digital television, and Internet
industries. For additional information or to arrange a consultation with a
member of our technical staff, please contact Jennifer Craft at 415-397-0329
or visit http://www.cryptography.com.
SOURCE Cryptography Research, Inc.
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